Where does “kärpäsentoukka” come from?

kärpäsentoukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish kärpänen, from Proto-Finnic kärpähinen — fly insect.

kärpäsentoukka (Finnish): fly larva, maggot

Definitions

  1. fly larva, maggot

Ancestry of “kärpäsentoukka”, step by step

kärpäsentoukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kärpänen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärpänenfly; bug; out, when caused by the baserunner...
2Proto-Finnickärpähinenfly insect

via Finnish toukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtoukkalarva, grub; caterpillar; maggot
2Proto-Finnictoukkalarva, maggot
Every word from Proto-Finnic kärpähinen →Every word from Finnish kärpänen →
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