Where does “mustapäätamariini” come from?

mustapäätamariini (Finnish) comes from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

mustapäätamariini (Finnish): black-faced lion tamarin, Leontopithecus caissara

Definitions

  1. black-faced lion tamarin, Leontopithecus caissara

Ancestry of “mustapäätamariini”, step by step

mustapäätamariini traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish tamariini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtamariinitamarin
2Spanishtamarín—

via Finnish musta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →