Where does “valkopäähedelmäkyyhky” come from?
valkopäähedelmäkyyhky (Finnish) comes from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.
valkopäähedelmäkyyhky (Finnish): white-headed fruit dove, Ptilinopus eugeniae
Definitions
- white-headed fruit dove, Ptilinopus eugeniae
Ancestry of “valkopäähedelmäkyyhky”, step by step
valkopäähedelmäkyyhky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |
via Finnish hedelmäkyyhky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hedelmäkyyhky | fruit dove pigeon of the genus |
| 2 | Finnish | hedelmä | fruit |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | heidelmä | — |