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

varpuspöllö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pöllö

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

via Finnish varpunen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarpunensparrow; passerine, sparrow
Every word from Finnish pöllö →