Where does “korvayökkö” come from?

korvayökkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish yökkö, from Finnish yö, from Proto-Finnic öö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje.

korvayökkö (Finnish): long-eared bat; brown long-eared bat, common...

Definitions

  1. long-eared bat; brown long-eared bat, common...

Ancestry of “korvayökkö”, step by step

korvayökkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yökkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyökköbat; night nurse; Synonym of yökkönen
2Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
3Proto-Finnicöönight
4Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—

via Finnish korva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorvaear; edge, border; handle
2Proto-Finnickorvaear; side part; handle

Words derived from “korvayökkö”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje →Every word from Proto-Finnic öö →Every word from Finnish yö →