Where does “hirvikärpänen” come from?

hirvikärpänen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hirvi, from Proto-Finnic hirvi, from Proto-Finnic širwe.

hirvikärpänen (Finnish): deer ked, deer fly

Definitions

  1. deer ked, deer fly

Ancestry of “hirvikärpänen”, step by step

hirvikärpänen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hirvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhirvielk, moose; any large deer, such as an elk, moose...
2Proto-Finnichirvielk, moose
3Proto-Finnicširwe—

via Finnish kärpänen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärpänenfly; bug; out, when caused by the baserunner...
2Proto-Finnickärpähinenfly insect
Every word from Proto-Finnic širwe →Every word from Proto-Finnic hirvi →Every word from Finnish hirvi →