Where does “hentosudenkorento” come from?

hentosudenkorento (Finnish) comes from Finnish sudenkorento, from Finnish korento, from Proto-Finnic korenta, from Portuguese quarenta, from Old Portuguese quareenta, from Latin quadrāgintā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétwr̥dḱomt — and.

hentosudenkorento (Finnish): damselfly

Definitions

  1. damselfly

Ancestry of “hentosudenkorento”, step by step

hentosudenkorento traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sudenkorento

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsudenkorentodragonfly; odonate
2Finnishkorentodragonfly, mayfly; cowlstaff
3Proto-Finnickorentacarrying pole, cowlstaff
4Portuguesequarentaforty
5Old Portuguesequareenta
6Latinquadrāgintāforty; 40
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥̄ḱomt
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷétwr̥dḱomtforty
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥-four, fourfold
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Finnish hento

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhentodelicate, fragile
2Proto-Finnichento
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷe-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóresEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥-