Where does “höyhenys” come from?

höyhenys (Finnish) comes from Finnish höyhen, from Proto-Finnic heühen — feather.

höyhenys (Finnish): plumage

Definitions

  1. plumage

Ancestry of “höyhenys”, step by step

höyhenys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish höyhen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöyhenfeather
2Proto-Finnicheühenfeather

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Finnic heühenEvery word from Finnish höyhen