Where does “kyhmyhaahka” come from?

kyhmyhaahka (Finnish) comes from Finnish haahka, from Proto-Finnic hahka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ačka — gray? white?.

kyhmyhaahka (Finnish): king eider, "Somateria spectabilis"

Definitions

  1. king eider, "Somateria spectabilis"

Ancestry of “kyhmyhaahka”, step by step

kyhmyhaahka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish haahka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaahkaany of the Northern hemisphere sea ducks of the...
2Proto-Finnichahkagray?
3Proto-Finno-Ugricačkagray? white?

via Finnish kyhmy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyhmyswelling, protuberance
2Finnishkuhmuknot, swelling, bump
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