Where does “kuusitiainen” come from?

kuusitiainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuusi, from Proto-Finnic kuuci, from Proto-Uralic kutte — ridge; six.

kuusitiainen (Finnish): coal tit

Definitions

  1. coal tit

Ancestry of “kuusitiainen”, step by step

kuusitiainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuusi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
2Proto-Finnickuucisix
3Proto-Uralickutteridge; six

via Finnish tiainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiainentitmouse, chickadee, tit
2Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kutte →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuuci →Every word from Finnish kuusi →