Where does “gammayökkönen” come from?

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

gammayökkönen (Finnish): silver Y, Autographa gamma migratory moth of the family

Definitions

  1. silver Y, Autographa gamma migratory moth of the family

Ancestry of “gammayökkönen”, step by step

gammayökkönen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yökkönen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyökkönenowlet moth, noctuid
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 gamma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgammagamma; fantasy
2Ancient Greekγάμμαgamma, the name for the third letter Γ, γ of the...
3Phoenician𐤂gimel; giml
4Egyptian𓌙
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus
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