Where does “kärppämäinen” come from?

kärppämäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kärppä, from Proto-Finnic kärppä — stoat, ermine.

kärppämäinen (Finnish): stoatlike

Definitions

  1. stoatlike

Ancestry of “kärppämäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärppästoat, short-tailed weasel; ermine especially in the white winter coat, Mustela erminea
2Proto-Finnickärppästoat, ermine
Every word from Proto-Finnic kärppä →Every word from Finnish kärppä →