Where does “keltapetoyökkönen” come from?
keltapetoyökkönen (Finnish) comes from Finnish yökkönen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
keltapetoyökkönen (Finnish): dun-bar insect
Definitions
- dun-bar insect
Ancestry of “keltapetoyökkönen”, step by step
keltapetoyökkönen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yökkönen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yökkönen | owlet moth, noctuid |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish kelta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kelta | yellow |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kelta | yellow; species of club moss used for dyeing... |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | gilˀtos | — |
via Finnish peto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | peto | meat-eating beast, predator; carnivore; monster |