Where does “telkänpönttö” come from?
telkänpönttö (Finnish) comes from Finnish pönttö — bin, can; blockhead; toilet.
telkänpönttö (Finnish): goldeneye birdhouse
Definitions
- goldeneye birdhouse
Ancestry of “telkänpönttö”, step by step
telkänpönttö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pönttö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pönttö | bin, can; blockhead; toilet |
via Finnish telkkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | telkkä | Any of the ducks in the goldeneye genus... |