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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaaltowave; outbreak
2Proto-Finnicaltowave
3Proto-Germanicaldǭtrough, hollow
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰō(n)
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHoldʰu-trough, canoe

via Finnish juovakirppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjuovakirppaA flea beetle of the genus Phyllotreta
2Finnishjuovastripe, streak; scan line, line; Present active...
3Finnishjuodato drink
4Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
5Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Holdʰu-