Where does “valkopäälepinkäinen” come from?

valkopäälepinkäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

valkopäälepinkäinen (Finnish): white-crowned shrike bird of the genus

Definitions

  1. white-crowned shrike bird of the genus

Ancestry of “valkopäälepinkäinen”, step by step

valkopäälepinkäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish lepinkäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlepinkäinenshrike
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →