Where does “hernekääriäinen” come from?
hernekääriäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish herne, from Proto-Finnic herneh, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źírˀnan, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
hernekääriäinen (Finnish): pea moth, Cydia nigricana agricultural pest the larvae of which feed on pea
Definitions
- pea moth, Cydia nigricana agricultural pest the larvae of which feed on pea
Ancestry of “hernekääriäinen”, step by step
hernekääriäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish herne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | herne | pea |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | herneh | pea |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *źírˀnan | grain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via Finnish kääriäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kääriäinen | tortrix moth, leafroller moth |
| 2 | Finnish | -iäinen | Front vowel variant of -iainen |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |