Where does “höyhentuppi” come from?

höyhentuppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuppi, from Proto-Germanic duppaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb-.

höyhentuppi (Finnish): feather follicle

Definitions

  1. feather follicle

Ancestry of “höyhentuppi”, step by step

höyhentuppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tuppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuppisheath; A card game popular in northern Finland,...
2Proto-Germanicduppazhollow, bowl
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰewb-—

via Finnish höyhen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöyhenfeather
2Proto-Finnicheühenfeather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic duppaz →Every word from Finnish tuppi →