Where does “aaltojuovakirppa” come from?
aaltojuovakirppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish aalto, from Proto-Finnic alto, from Proto-Germanic aldǭ, from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰō(n), from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰu- — trough, canoe.
aaltojuovakirppa (Finnish): small striped flea beetle, turnip flea beetle, Phyllotreta undulata insect pest that damages the shoots of rapeseed
Definitions
- small striped flea beetle, turnip flea beetle, Phyllotreta undulata insect pest that damages the shoots of rapeseed
Ancestry of “aaltojuovakirppa”, step by step
aaltojuovakirppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish aalto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aalto | wave; outbreak |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | alto | wave |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aldǭ | trough, hollow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Holdʰō(n) | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Holdʰu- | trough, canoe |
via Finnish juovakirppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | juovakirppa | A flea beetle of the genus Phyllotreta |
| 2 | Finnish | juova | stripe, streak; scan line, line; Present active... |
| 3 | Finnish | juoda | to drink |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | joodak | to drink |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |