Where does “kairanokiperhonen” come from?

kairanokiperhonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish nokiperhonen, from Finnish perhonen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

kairanokiperhonen (Finnish): Arctic ringlet

Definitions

  1. Arctic ringlet

Ancestry of “kairanokiperhonen”, step by step

kairanokiperhonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nokiperhonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnokiperhonenany butterfly of the genus Erebia
2Finnishperhoneninsect of the order Lepidoptera; butterfly, moth...
3Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish kaira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkairaauger; Short for jääkaira; core drill
2Sanskritकार्यfunction, act, deed; work, business, enterprise;...
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus