Where does “linnunhöyhen” come from?

linnunhöyhen (Finnish) comes from Finnish lintu, from Proto-Finnic lintu, from Proto-Uralic lunta — bird; goose.

linnunhöyhen (Finnish): bird feather specifically a shorter or softer feather like those covering most of the body

Definitions

  1. bird feather specifically a shorter or softer feather like those covering most of the body

Ancestry of “linnunhöyhen”, step by step

linnunhöyhen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose

via Finnish höyhen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöyhenfeather
2Proto-Finnicheühenfeather
Every word from Proto-Uralic lunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic lintu →Every word from Finnish lintu →