Where does “kärpässieppo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kärpässieppo”, step by step

kärpässieppo 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 sieppo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsieppoflycatcher, especially an Old World flycatcher
2FinnishsiepataTo snatch, to catch, to nab, to grab; To...
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