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Where does “varpuspöllö” come from?

varpuspöllö (Finnish) comes from Finnish pöllö — owl; fool; batty, stupid, crazy, silly.

varpuspöllö (Finnish): Eurasian pygmy owl

Definitions

  1. Eurasian pygmy owl

Ancestry of “varpuspöllö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpöllöowl; fool; batty, stupid, crazy, silly
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