Where does “hierakkakirppa” come from?

hierakkakirppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish hierakka, from Finnish hiera, from Finnish hieroa, from Proto-Finnic heerodak — to rub.

hierakkakirppa (Finnish): Mantura rustica species of flea beetle

Definitions

  1. Mantura rustica species of flea beetle

Ancestry of “hierakkakirppa”, step by step

hierakkakirppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hierakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhierakkadock
2Finnishhieragrindstone
3Finnishhieroato rub; to massage
4Proto-Finnicheerodakto rub

via Finnish kirppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirppaflea beetle; Synonym of pilppu
2Finnishkirppuflea
3Proto-Finnickirppuflea
Every word from Proto-Finnic heerodak →Every word from Finnish hieroa →Every word from Finnish hiera →