Where does “töyhtötiainen” come from?

töyhtötiainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiainen, from Finnish inen.

töyhtötiainen (Finnish): crested tit

Definitions

  1. crested tit

Ancestry of “töyhtötiainen”, step by step

töyhtötiainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tiainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiainentitmouse, chickadee, tit
2Finnishinen—

via Finnish töyhtö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtöyhtöcrest, tuft; plume
Every word from Finnish inen →Every word from Finnish tiainen →