Where does “valkopäävanga” come from?

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

valkopäävanga (Finnish): white-headed vanga, Artamella viridis

Definitions

  1. white-headed vanga, Artamella viridis

Ancestry of “valkopäävanga”, step by step

valkopäävanga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pää

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

via Finnish vanga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvangavanga bird of the family
2taxonomic nameVanga—
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →