Where does “kahukärpänen” come from?
kahukärpänen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kahu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
kahukärpänen (Finnish): frit fly, Oscinella frit agricultural pest causing damage to crops by boring into the shoots of oats, wheat, maize, barley and grasses
Definitions
- frit fly, Oscinella frit agricultural pest causing damage to crops by boring into the shoots of oats, wheat, maize, barley and grasses
Ancestry of “kahukärpänen”, step by step
kahukärpänen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kahu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kahu | — |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
via Finnish kärpänen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kärpänen | fly; bug; out, when caused by the baserunner... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kärpähinen | fly insect |