Where does “lehetäi” come from?

lehetäi (Estonian) comes from Estonian täi, from Proto-Finnic täi, from Proto-Uralic täje — louse.

lehetäi (Estonian): aphid

Definitions

  1. aphid

Ancestry of “lehetäi”, step by step

lehetäi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian täi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantäilouse
2Proto-Finnictäilouse
3Proto-Uralictäjelouse

via Estonian leht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlehtleaf; sheet of paper, metal, veneer etc; page
2Proto-Finniclehtileaf
3Proto-Finniclešte—
Every word from Proto-Uralic täje →Every word from Proto-Finnic täi →Every word from Estonian täi →