Where does “keltahelmipöllö” come from?

keltahelmipöllö (Finnish) comes from Finnish helmipöllö, from Finnish helmi, from Finnish Vilhelmiina, from German Wilhelmina, from German Wilhelm, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

keltahelmipöllö (Finnish): buff-fronted owl, Aegolius harrisii

Definitions

  1. buff-fronted owl, Aegolius harrisii

Ancestry of “keltahelmipöllö”, step by step

keltahelmipöllö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish helmipöllö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhelmipöllöTengmalm's owl or boreal owl
2Finnishhelmipearl; bead; gem
3FinnishVilhelmiina—
4GermanWilhelmina—
5GermanWilhelmWilliam
6Old High GermanWillahelmWilliam
7Old High Germanhelmhelmet
8Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
9Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
10Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Finnish kelta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeltayellow
2Proto-Finnickeltayellow; species of club moss used for dyeing...
3Proto-Balticgilˀtos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →