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

  1. dun-bar insect

Ancestry of “keltapetoyökkönen”, step by step

keltapetoyökkönen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yökkönen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyökkönenowlet moth, noctuid
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish kelta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeltayellow
2Proto-Finnickeltayellow; species of club moss used for dyeing...
3Proto-Balticgilˀtos

via Finnish peto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpetomeat-eating beast, predator; carnivore; monster
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus