Where does “lehtopöllö” come from?
lehtopöllö (Finnish) comes from Finnish lehto, from Finnish Lehti, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lehti.
lehtopöllö (Finnish): tawny owl, "Strix aluco"
Ancestry of “lehtopöllö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lehto | broad deciduous woodland; grove |
| 2 | Finnish | Lehti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *lehti | — |