Where does “juurikaskärpänen” come from?
juurikaskärpänen (Finnish) comes from Finnish juurikas, from Estonian kas, from Estonian kaasas, from Proto-Germanic hansō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱómsōd, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
juurikaskärpänen (Finnish): beet leafminer, spinach leafminer, Pegomya hyoscyami grey fly about 6 millimetres long, the larvae of which feed on leaves of beet, spinach, chard, and other greens
Definitions
- beet leafminer, spinach leafminer, Pegomya hyoscyami grey fly about 6 millimetres long, the larvae of which feed on leaves of beet, spinach, chard, and other greens
Ancestry of “juurikaskärpänen”, step by step
juurikaskärpänen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish juurikas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | juurikas | beet; Any plant in the genus "Beta"; beet,... |
| 2 | Estonian | kas | Used to introduce a yes-or-no question |
| 3 | Estonian | kaasas | with, together with |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hansō | A gathering, summation, mass, quantity, amount; A... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱómsōd | union; gathering; union, gathering |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Finnish kärpänen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kärpänen | fly; bug; out, when caused by the baserunner... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kärpähinen | fly insect |