Where does “alppiperhonen” come from?

alppiperhonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish perhonen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

alppiperhonen (Finnish): butterfly knot, alpine butterfly knot type of knot used to provide an anchor point on a long line

Definitions

  1. butterfly knot, alpine butterfly knot type of knot used to provide an anchor point on a long line

Ancestry of “alppiperhonen”, step by step

alppiperhonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish perhonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperhoneninsect of the order Lepidoptera; butterfly, moth...
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish Alpit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAlpit
2LatinAlpēswith adjective a particular portion of the Alps
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus