Where does “jouhipääsky” come from?

jouhipääsky (Finnish) comes from Finnish pääsky, from Proto-Finno-Ugric päčke — swallow.

jouhipääsky (Finnish): wire-tailed swallow

Definitions

  1. wire-tailed swallow

Ancestry of “jouhipääsky”, step by step

jouhipääsky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pääsky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpääskyswallow, martin
2Proto-Finno-Ugricpäčkeswallow

via Finnish jouhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjouhihair, horsehair
2Proto-Finnicjouhihorsehair
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric päčke →Every word from Finnish pääsky →