Where does “valkokulmanakkeli” come from?

valkokulmanakkeli (Finnish) comes from Finnish nakkeli, from Finnish nakella, from Finnish nakata, from Finnish -ellä — Front vowel variant of -ella.

valkokulmanakkeli (Finnish): red-breasted nuthatch, Sitta canadensis

Definitions

  1. red-breasted nuthatch, Sitta canadensis

Ancestry of “valkokulmanakkeli”, step by step

valkokulmanakkeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nakkeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnakkelinuthatch
2FinnishnakellaTo throw things around
3Finnishnakatato throw (away), toss, bung, chuck
4Finnish-elläFront vowel variant of -ella

via Finnish kuľma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuľmacorner external point where two converging lines meet
Every word from Finnish -ellä →Every word from Finnish nakata →Every word from Finnish nakella →