Where does “lyhyttöyhtötamariini” come from?

lyhyttöyhtötamariini (Finnish) comes from Finnish lyhyt, from Proto-Finnic lühüt — short.

lyhyttöyhtötamariini (Finnish): mottle-faced tamarin, Saguinus inustus

Definitions

  1. mottle-faced tamarin, Saguinus inustus

Ancestry of “lyhyttöyhtötamariini”, step by step

lyhyttöyhtötamariini traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lyhyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyhytshort
2Proto-Finniclühütshort

via Finnish tamariini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtamariinitamarin
2Spanishtamarín—

via Finnish töyhtö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtöyhtöcrest, tuft; plume
Every word from Proto-Finnic lühüt →