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Where does “häiveperhonen” come from?

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

häiveperhonen (Finnish): purple emperor, Apatura iris

Definitions

  1. purple emperor, Apatura iris

Ancestry of “häiveperhonen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “häiveperhonen”

  • pikkuhäiveperhonen
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