Where does “hedelmäkärpänen” come from?

hedelmäkärpänen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hedelmä, from Proto-Finnic heidelmä.

hedelmäkärpänen (Finnish): fruit fly

Definitions

  1. fruit fly

Ancestry of “hedelmäkärpänen”, step by step

hedelmäkärpänen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hedelmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhedelmäfruit
2Proto-Finnicheidelmä—

via Finnish kärpänen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärpänenfly; bug; out, when caused by the baserunner...
2Proto-Finnickärpähinenfly insect
Every word from Proto-Finnic heidelmä →Every word from Finnish hedelmä →