Where does “jalavanopsasiipi” come from?
jalavanopsasiipi (Finnish) comes from Finnish nopsasiipi, from Finnish nopsa, from Finnish nopea, from Proto-Finnic nopeda, from Proto-Germanic snapāną, from Proto-Indo-European ksnew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
jalavanopsasiipi (Finnish): white-letter hairstreak, Satyrium w-album
Definitions
- white-letter hairstreak, Satyrium w-album
Ancestry of “jalavanopsasiipi”, step by step
jalavanopsasiipi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nopsasiipi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nopsasiipi | hairstreak butterfly in the genus |
| 2 | Finnish | nopsa | quick |
| 3 | Finnish | nopea | quick, fast, rapid |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | nopeda | fast, quick |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | snapāną | to snap; grab |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ksnew- | to scrape, sharpen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |
via Finnish jalava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jalava | elm |