Where does “keltaniittyperhonen” come from?
keltaniittyperhonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish niittyperhonen, from Finnish perhonen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
keltaniittyperhonen (Finnish): small heath, Coenonympha pamphilus small, orange and yellow butterfly of the family
Definitions
- small heath, Coenonympha pamphilus small, orange and yellow butterfly of the family
Ancestry of “keltaniittyperhonen”, step by step
keltaniittyperhonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish niittyperhonen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | niittyperhonen | Any butterfly of the genus Coenonympha |
| 2 | Finnish | perhonen | insect of the order Lepidoptera; butterfly, moth... |
| 3 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |