Where does “kirppa” come from?

kirppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirppu, from Proto-Finnic kirppu — flea.

kirppa (Finnish): flea beetle; Synonym of pilppu

Definitions

  1. flea beetle; Synonym of pilppu

Ancestry of “kirppa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirppuflea
2Proto-Finnickirppuflea

Words derived from “kirppa

Every word from Proto-Finnic kirppuEvery word from Finnish kirppu