Where does “horkkasääski” come from?

horkkasääski (Finnish) comes from Finnish sääski, from Finnish sääksi, from Proto-Finnic sääkci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śäkće.

horkkasääski (Finnish): malaria mosquito

Definitions

  1. malaria mosquito

Ancestry of “horkkasääski”, step by step

horkkasääski traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sääski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsääskimosquito; midge; osprey
2Finnishsääksiosprey; Translative singular form of sää
3Proto-Finnicsääkciosprey
4Proto-Finno-Ugricśäkće—

via Finnish horkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhorkkaague, malaria
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śäkće →Every word from Proto-Finnic sääkci →Every word from Finnish sääksi →