Where does “ampiaisenpisto” come from?

ampiaisenpisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish ampiainen, from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

ampiaisenpisto (Finnish): bee sting

Definitions

  1. bee sting

Ancestry of “ampiaisenpisto”, step by step

ampiaisenpisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ampiainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishampiainenA wasp
2Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish pisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpistosting, bite; prick, puncture, hole made by...
2Finnishpistääto poke, thrust; to stick, prick, stab, puncture;...
3Proto-Finnicpistädäkto poke, to thrust, to stab, to sting; to put, to...
4Proto-Finno-Permicpistä-—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →