Where does “kenttäsupiainen” come from?

kenttäsupiainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish supiainen, from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

kenttäsupiainen (Finnish): bicolored shrew, Crocidura leucodon

Definitions

  1. bicolored shrew, Crocidura leucodon

Ancestry of “kenttäsupiainen”, step by step

kenttäsupiainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish supiainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsupiainenwhite-toothed shrew shrew of the genus
2Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish kenttä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkenttäfield; A limited area where a game is played, a...
2Proto-Samickientēmeadow, field
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus