Where does “naamiohyyppä” come from?

naamiohyyppä (Finnish) comes from Finnish naamio, from Finnish naama, from Proto-Samic nāmē — velvet on reindeer antlers.

naamiohyyppä (Finnish): masked lapwing, "Vanellus miles"

Definitions

  1. masked lapwing, "Vanellus miles"

Ancestry of “naamiohyyppä”, step by step

naamiohyyppä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish naamio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaamiomask
2Finnishnaamaface; face, mouth
3Proto-Samicnāmēvelvet on reindeer antlers

via Finnish hyyppä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyyppälapwing, plover
Every word from Proto-Samic nāmē →Every word from Finnish naama →Every word from Finnish naamio →