Where does “lepatriinu” come from?

lepatriinu (Estonian) comes from Estonian lepp, from Proto-Finnic leppä, from Proto-Baltic léiˀpāˀ — linden tree.

lepatriinu (Estonian): ladybird

Definitions

  1. ladybird

Ancestry of “lepatriinu”, step by step

lepatriinu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian lepp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianleppalder
2Proto-Finnicleppäalder; blood
3Proto-Balticléiˀpāˀlinden tree

via Estonian Triinu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianTriinuderived from Katariina
Every word from Proto-Baltic léiˀpāˀ →Every word from Proto-Finnic leppä →Every word from Estonian lepp →