Where does “heinähiipijä” come from?

heinähiipijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiipijä, from Finnish hiipiä, from Finnish hiipata, from Finnish -ätä, from Finnish -tä, from Proto-Finnic -ta, from Proto-Uralic -tä — from.

heinähiipijä (Finnish): large chequered skipper

Definitions

  1. large chequered skipper

Ancestry of “heinähiipijä”, step by step

heinähiipijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiipijä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiipijäsneaker one who sneaks
2Finnishhiipiäto sneak; to tiptoe; to creep
3FinnishhiipataSynonym of hiippailla
4Finnish-ätäFront vowel variant of -ata
5Finnish-täFront vowel variant of -ta
6Proto-Finnic-taPartitive ending
7Proto-Uralic-täfrom

via Finnish heinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheinähay; grass; any similar plant, such as sedge
2Finnishkangascloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:...
3Proto-Finnickangascloth, fabric
4Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Uralic -täEvery word from Finnish -ätäEvery word from Finnish -tä