Where does “naamiokyyhky” come from?

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

naamiokyyhky (Finnish): Namaqua dove Oena capensis small dove found in Sub-Saharan Africa

Definitions

  1. Namaqua dove Oena capensis small dove found in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ancestry of “naamiokyyhky”, step by step

naamiokyyhky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish naamio

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

via Finnish kyyhky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyyhkypigeon, dove; pigeon; dove
Every word from Proto-Samic nāmē →Every word from Finnish naama →Every word from Finnish naamio →