Where does “töyhtölunni” come from?
töyhtölunni (Finnish) comes from Finnish lunni, from Swedish lunnefågel, from Swedish fågel, from Old Swedish fughl, from Old Norse fugl, from Old Norse fogl, from Proto-Germanic fuglaz, from Proto-Germanic fluglaz — to fly, flow, run.
töyhtölunni (Finnish): tufted puffin, Fratercula cirrhata
Definitions
- tufted puffin, Fratercula cirrhata
Ancestry of “töyhtölunni”, step by step
töyhtölunni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lunni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lunni | puffin any seabird of the genus |
| 2 | Swedish | lunnefågel | puffin (Fratercula arctica) |
| 3 | Swedish | fågel | a bird |
| 4 | Old Swedish | fughl | bird |
| 5 | Old Norse | fugl | Alternative form of fogl |
| 6 | Old Norse | fogl | bird |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fuglaz | bird |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fluglaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Finnish töyhtö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | töyhtö | crest, tuft; plume |