Where does “töyhtöpingviini” come from?
töyhtöpingviini (Finnish) comes from Finnish pingviini, from Swedish pingvin, from French pingouin, from Dutch pinguïn, from English penguin, from Welsh gwyn, from Proto-Brythonic gwɨnn, from Proto-Celtic windos — to see.
töyhtöpingviini (Finnish): crested penguin
Definitions
- crested penguin
Ancestry of “töyhtöpingviini”, step by step
töyhtöpingviini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pingviini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pingviini | penguin |
| 2 | Swedish | pingvin | penguin |
| 3 | French | pingouin | auk, razorbill; penguin |
| 4 | Dutch | pinguïn | A penguin, flightless marine bird of the order... |
| 5 | English | penguin | Any of several flightless sea birds, of order... |
| 6 | Welsh | gwyn | white; blessed |
| 7 | Proto-Brythonic | gwɨnn | white |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | windos | white |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | windo- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Finnish töyhtö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | töyhtö | crest, tuft; plume |