Where does “valkopäätiainen” come from?

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

valkopäätiainen (Finnish): azure tit, Cyanistes cyanus

Definitions

  1. azure tit, Cyanistes cyanus

Ancestry of “valkopäätiainen”, step by step

valkopäätiainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pää

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

via Finnish tiainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiainentitmouse, chickadee, tit
2Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →