Where does “töyhtökiuru” come from?

töyhtökiuru (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiuru, from Proto-Finnic kiuru — lark (bird of family Alaudidae).

töyhtökiuru (Finnish): crested lark

Definitions

  1. crested lark

Ancestry of “töyhtökiuru”, step by step

töyhtökiuru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kiuru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiuruskylark
2Proto-Finnickiurulark (bird of family Alaudidae)

via Finnish töyhtö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtöyhtöcrest, tuft; plume

Words derived from “töyhtökiuru”

Every word from Proto-Finnic kiuru →Every word from Finnish kiuru →