Where does “hyönteishaavi” come from?
hyönteishaavi (Finnish) comes from Finnish häävi, from Swedish håv, from Swedish ström, from Old Swedish strömber, from Old Norse straumr, from Proto-Germanic straumaz, from Proto-Indo-European srowmos, from Proto-Indo-European srew- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
hyönteishaavi (Finnish): insect sweep net, insect hand net
Definitions
- insect sweep net, insect hand net
Ancestry of “hyönteishaavi”, step by step
hyönteishaavi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish häävi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | häävi | good |
| 2 | Swedish | håv | hand net |
| 3 | Swedish | ström | current, flow; the part of a fluid that moves... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | strömber | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | straumr | a stream, a current, a race, a river; the tide |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | straumaz | stream, current, river |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | srowmos | river |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via Finnish hyönteinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hyönteinen | insect |
| 2 | Finnish | tieteellinen | scientific |
| 3 | Finnish | tiede | science; one of the liberal arts or humanities |
| 4 | Finnish | tietää | to know, be aware of; to signify, mean, presage,... |
| 5 | Finnish | -mätön | Front vowel variant of -maton |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -mat'oin | Forms the negative participle, which is used as an adjective |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | -t'oin | -less |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | -ktama | — |