Where does “valkopäätopi” come from?

valkopäätopi (Finnish) comes from Finnish topi, from Finnish Topias, from Finnish Tobias, from Ancient Greek Τωβίας, from Hebrew טוביה, from Hebrew יה, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

valkopäätopi (Finnish): bontebok, Damaliscus pygargus

Definitions

  1. bontebok, Damaliscus pygargus

Ancestry of “valkopäätopi”, step by step

valkopäätopi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish topi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtopicommon tsessebe, Damaliscus lunatus
2FinnishTopiasTobias
3FinnishTobias
4Ancient GreekΤωβίας
5HebrewטוביהBook of Tobit
6HebrewיהJah, one of the names of God and a common theophoric element in Hebrew names
7HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
8Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen

via Finnish pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway-Every word from Hebrew יהוהEvery word from Hebrew יה