Where does “hevospaarma” come from?

hevospaarma (Finnish) comes from Finnish hevonen, from Proto-Finnic hepoinen, from Proto-Finnic -inen — -ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en.

hevospaarma (Finnish): A horsefly, "Tabanus bovinus"

Definitions

  1. A horsefly, "Tabanus bovinus"

Ancestry of “hevospaarma”, step by step

hevospaarma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hevonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhevonenhorse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight
2Proto-Finnichepoinenhorse
3Proto-Finnic-inen-ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en

via Finnish paarma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaarmahorsefly, breezefly, gadfly, forest fly
2Proto-Finnicparmahorsefly, gadfly
3Proto-Finno-Permicparma—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -inen →Every word from Proto-Finnic hepoinen →Every word from Finnish hevonen →