Where does “sulkatöyhtö” come from?

sulkatöyhtö (Finnish) comes from Finnish sulka, from Proto-Finnic sulka, from Proto-Uralic tulka — feather.

sulkatöyhtö (Finnish): plume, panache

Definitions

  1. plume, panache

Ancestry of “sulkatöyhtö”, step by step

sulkatöyhtö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sulka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulkafeather; windscreen wiper rubber blade
2Proto-Finnicsulkafeather
3Proto-Uralictulkafeather

via Finnish töyhtö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtöyhtöcrest, tuft; plume
Every word from Proto-Uralic tulka →Every word from Proto-Finnic sulka →Every word from Finnish sulka →
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