Where does “metsätöyhtöantilooppi” come from?

metsätöyhtöantilooppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish antilooppi, from Medieval Latin antilops, from Byzantine Greek ἀνθόλοψ, from Ancient Greek ἀν-, from Ancient Greek ὀρθός, from Proto-Hellenic ortʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃r̥dʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ- — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “metsätöyhtöantilooppi”, step by step

metsätöyhtöantilooppi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish antilooppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishantilooppiantelope
2Medieval Latinantilops
3Byzantine Greekἀνθόλοψantelope
4Ancient Greekἀν-Alternative form of ἀ- used before a vowel;...
5Ancient Greekὀρθόςstraight, upright, erect; straight forward, in a...
6Proto-Hellenicortʰwós
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃r̥dʰwós
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
9Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä
3Proto-Balticmedjas

via Finnish töyhtö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtöyhtöcrest, tuft; plume
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós
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