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neljän(“of four”) + tuulen(“of wind”) + lakki(“cap”); the cap has four "points" which are said to symbolize the winds blowing from four cardinal directions.
“neljäntuulenlakki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03