Where does “juovakirppa” come from?

juovakirppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish juova, from Finnish juoda, from Proto-Finnic joodak, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

juovakirppa (Finnish): A flea beetle of the genus Phyllotreta

Definitions

  1. A flea beetle of the genus Phyllotreta

Ancestry of “juovakirppa”, step by step

juovakirppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuovastripe, streak; scan line, line; Present active...
2Finnishjuodato drink
3Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

via Finnish kirppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirppaflea beetle; Synonym of pilppu
2Finnishkirppuflea
3Proto-Finnickirppuflea

Words derived from “juovakirppa”

Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →