Where does “Jauhiainen” come from?

Jauhiainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish jauhaa, from Proto-Finnic jauhadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic jaŋša-.

Jauhiainen (Finnish): whitefly insect of the family Aleyrodidae that have long wings, and a white body; often a garden pest

Definitions

  1. whitefly insect of the family Aleyrodidae that have long wings, and a white body; often a garden pest

Ancestry of “Jauhiainen”, step by step

Jauhiainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jauhaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjauhaato grind, mince, chew; to jabber about silly or...
2Proto-Finnicjauhadakto grind
3Proto-Finno-Permicjaŋša-—

via Finnish jauho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjauhoflour
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*jauho—

Words derived from “Jauhiainen”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic jaŋša- →Every word from Proto-Finnic jauhadak →Every word from Finnish jauhaa →