Where does “töyhtöpäinen” come from?

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

töyhtöpäinen (Finnish): crowned, crested; with a crown or crest in its head

Definitions

  1. crowned, crested; with a crown or crest in its head

Ancestry of “töyhtöpäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtöyhtöpääa bird with a crowned or crested head
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →