Where does “röyhyvihvilä” come from?

röyhyvihvilä (Finnish) comes from Finnish röyhy, from Finnish röyheä — bushy, fluffy.

röyhyvihvilä (Finnish): common rush, soft rush

Definitions

  1. common rush, soft rush

Ancestry of “röyhyvihvilä”, step by step

röyhyvihvilä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish röyhy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishröyhypanicle, panicled spike
2Finnishröyheäbushy, fluffy

via Finnish vihvilä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvihvilärush
Every word from Finnish röyheä →Every word from Finnish röyhy →