Where does “punapäälepinkäinen” come from?

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

punapäälepinkäinen (Finnish): woodchat shrike

Definitions

  1. woodchat shrike

Ancestry of “punapäälepinkäinen”, step by step

punapäälepinkäinen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pää

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

via Finnish puna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair

via Finnish lepinkäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlepinkäinenshrike
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