Where does “yöapina” come from?

yöapina (Finnish) comes from Finnish yö, from Proto-Finnic öö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje.

yöapina (Finnish): douroucouli, night monkey, owl monkey; Synonym of...

Definitions

  1. douroucouli, night monkey, owl monkey; Synonym of...

Ancestry of “yöapina”, step by step

yöapina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
2Proto-Finnicöönight
3Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—

via Finnish apina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapinamonkey; ape
2Old Swedishapina—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje →Every word from Proto-Finnic öö →Every word from Finnish yö →