Where does “valkotupsupöllönen” come from?

valkotupsupöllönen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pöllönen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

valkotupsupöllönen (Finnish): Rajah scops owl, Otus brookii

Definitions

  1. Rajah scops owl, Otus brookii

Ancestry of “valkotupsupöllönen”, step by step

valkotupsupöllönen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pöllönen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpöllönenscops owl; part of the common name of some other...
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish tupsu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtupsutuft; bobble, pompom; tussle
2Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
3Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
4Proto-Uralic-kta-
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus
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