Where does “valkonaamapöllönen” come from?

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

valkonaamapöllönen (Finnish): Northern white-faced owl, Ptilopsis leucotis

Definitions

  1. Northern white-faced owl, Ptilopsis leucotis

Ancestry of “valkonaamapöllönen”, step by step

valkonaamapöllönen 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 naama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaamaface; face, mouth
2Proto-Samicnāmēvelvet on reindeer antlers
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus