Where does “töyhtötamariini” come from?

töyhtötamariini (Finnish) comes from Finnish tamariini, from Spanish tamarín.

töyhtötamariini (Finnish): cottontop tamarin, Saguinus oedipus

Definitions

  1. cottontop tamarin, Saguinus oedipus

Ancestry of “töyhtötamariini”, step by step

töyhtötamariini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tamariini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtamariinitamarin
2Spanishtamarín—

via Finnish töyhtö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtöyhtöcrest, tuft; plume
Every word from Spanish tamarín →Every word from Finnish tamariini →