Where does “töyhtötiainen” come from?
töyhtötiainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiainen, from Finnish inen.
töyhtötiainen (Finnish): crested tit
Ancestry of “töyhtötiainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tiainen | titmouse, chickadee, tit |
| 2 | Finnish | inen | — |