Where does “kärpäsmyrkky” come from?

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

kärpäsmyrkky (Finnish): fly insecticide, fly poison

Definitions

  1. fly insecticide, fly poison

Ancestry of “kärpäsmyrkky”, step by step

kärpäsmyrkky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish myrkky

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

via Finnish kärpänen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärpänenfly; bug; out, when caused by the baserunner...
2Proto-Finnickärpähinenfly insect
Every word from Proto-Finnic merkkü →Every word from Proto-Finnic mürkkü →Every word from Finnish myrkky →