Where does “keltasäärinirppu” come from?

keltasäärinirppu (Finnish) comes from Finnish sääri, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.

keltasäärinirppu (Finnish): white clover seed weevil, Apion flavipes, Protapion f

Definitions

  1. white clover seed weevil, Apion flavipes, Protapion f

Ancestry of “keltasäärinirppu”, step by step

keltasäärinirppu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sääri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäärishank, shin; cannon; used to refer to legs from...
2Finnish-läFront vowel variant of -la
3Finnish-asForms some adjectives; Forms some nouns
4Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
5Proto-Finno-Ugric-s—

via Finnish kelta

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

via Finnish nirppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnirppuA weevil of the genus Apion
2Finnishnirkkoa tapered object or thing
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s →Every word from Finnish -lä →Every word from Finnish sääri →