Where does “humalaperhonen” come from?

humalaperhonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish perhonen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

humalaperhonen (Finnish): ghost moth, "Hepialus humuli"

Definitions

  1. ghost moth, "Hepialus humuli"

Ancestry of “humalaperhonen”, step by step

humalaperhonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish perhonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperhoneninsect of the order Lepidoptera; butterfly, moth...
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish humala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhumalahop; drunkenness, intoxication, high
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*humala—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →