Where does “hyttysmyrkky” come from?

hyttysmyrkky (Finnish) comes from Finnish myrkky, from Proto-Finnic mürkkü, from Proto-Finnic merkkü.

hyttysmyrkky (Finnish): mosquito repellent, mosquito poison, mosquito spray

Definitions

  1. mosquito repellent, mosquito poison, mosquito spray

Ancestry of “hyttysmyrkky”, step by step

hyttysmyrkky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish myrkky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyrkkypoison; venom
2Proto-Finnicmürkküpoison
3Proto-Finnicmerkkü—

via Finnish hyttynen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyttynenmosquito
Every word from Proto-Finnic merkkü →Every word from Proto-Finnic mürkkü →Every word from Finnish myrkky →