Where does “pääsönpisama” come from?

pääsönpisama (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian pääskö, from Finnish pääsky, from Proto-Finno-Ugric päčke — swallow.

pääsönpisama (Ingrian): freckle

Definitions

  1. freckle

Ancestry of “pääsönpisama”, step by step

pääsönpisama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian pääskö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpääsköswallow
2Finnishpääskyswallow, martin
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpäčkeswallow

via Ingrian pisama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpisamaflower-patterned decoration on a dress
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric päčke →Every word from Finnish pääsky →Every word from Ingrian pääskö →