Where does “valko-otsapöllönen” come from?

valko-otsapöllönen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pöllönen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

valko-otsapöllönen (Finnish): white-fronted scops owl, Otus sagittatus

Definitions

  1. white-fronted scops owl, Otus sagittatus

Ancestry of “valko-otsapöllönen”, step by step

valko-otsapöllönen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pöllönen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpöllönenscops owl; part of the common name of some other...
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish otsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishotsaforehead; audacity, nerve
2Proto-Germanicanþijąforehead
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus