Where does “valkonaamakyyhky” come from?

valkonaamakyyhky (Finnish) comes from Finnish naama, from Proto-Samic nāmē — velvet on reindeer antlers.

valkonaamakyyhky (Finnish): white-faced cuckoo-dove, white-faced dove, Turacoena amanuensis

Definitions

  1. white-faced cuckoo-dove, white-faced dove, Turacoena amanuensis

Ancestry of “valkonaamakyyhky”, step by step

valkonaamakyyhky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish naama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaamaface; face, mouth
2Proto-Samicnāmēvelvet on reindeer antlers

via Finnish kyyhky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyyhkypigeon, dove; pigeon; dove
Every word from Proto-Samic nāmē →Every word from Finnish naama →