Where does “pöllölintu” come from?

pöllölintu (Finnish) comes from Finnish lintu, from Proto-Finnic lintu, from Proto-Uralic lunta — bird; goose.

pöllölintu (Finnish): strigiform

Definitions

  1. strigiform

Ancestry of “pöllölintu”, step by step

pöllölintu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lintu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlintubird; poultry
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose

via Finnish pöllö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpöllöowl; fool; batty, stupid, crazy, silly
Every word from Proto-Uralic lunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic lintu →Every word from Finnish lintu →