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"

Definitions

  1. tawny owl, "Strix aluco"

Ancestry of “lehtopöllö”, step by step

lehtopöllö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lehto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlehtobroad deciduous woodland; grove
2FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti—

via Finnish pöllö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpöllöowl; fool; batty, stupid, crazy, silly
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lehti →Every word from Finnish Lehti →Every word from Finnish lehto →