Where does “äkämäsääski” come from?

äkämäsääski (Finnish) comes from Finnish äkämä, from Finnish äkeä, from Finnish -ea, from Proto-Finnic -eda, from Proto-Uralic -eta — A generic adjective marker, attached to roots.

äkämäsääski (Finnish): gall midge

Definitions

  1. gall midge

Ancestry of “äkämäsääski”, step by step

äkämäsääski traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish äkämä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäkämägall
2Finnishäkeäirascible, irked, irritated, sullen
3Finnish-eaA suffix for making adjectives from some nouns...
4Proto-Finnic-edaA generic adjective marker
5Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots

via Finnish sääski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsääskimosquito; midge; osprey
2Finnishsääksiosprey; Translative singular form of sää
3Proto-Finnicsääkciosprey
4Proto-Finno-Ugricśäkće—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -eta →Every word from Finnish -ea →Every word from Finnish äkeä →