Where does “karvasääski” come from?

karvasääski (Finnish) comes from Finnish sääski, from Finnish sääksi, from Proto-Finnic sääkci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śäkće.

karvasääski (Finnish): March fly fly of the family

Definitions

  1. March fly fly of the family

Ancestry of “karvasääski”, step by step

karvasääski traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sääski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsääskimosquito; midge; osprey
2Finnishsääksiosprey; Translative singular form of sää
3Proto-Finnicsääkciosprey
4Proto-Finno-Ugricśäkće—

via Finnish karva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvahair; fur; colors, stripes
2Proto-Finnickarvahair; color
3Proto-Finnickawra—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śäkće →Every word from Proto-Finnic sääkci →Every word from Finnish sääksi →