Where does “yökukkuja” come from?

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

yökukkuja (Finnish): night owl, nighthawk, night person

Definitions

  1. night owl, nighthawk, night person

Ancestry of “yökukkuja”, step by step

yökukkuja 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 kukkuja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkukkujathat which cuckoos
2FinnishkukkuaTo cuckoo; To stay awake late
3Proto-Finnickukkudakto cuckoo
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje →Every word from Proto-Finnic öö →Every word from Finnish yö →