Where does “koisokirva” come from?

koisokirva (Finnish) comes from Finnish koiso, from Japanese 小磯.

koisokirva (Finnish): foxglove aphid, glasshouse-potato aphid, green potato aphid, Aulacorthum solani major insect pest on potato, tomato, peppers, tobacco, celery, carrots, tulip bulbs, cucurbits and legumes

Definitions

  1. foxglove aphid, glasshouse-potato aphid, green potato aphid, Aulacorthum solani major insect pest on potato, tomato, peppers, tobacco, celery, carrots, tulip bulbs, cucurbits and legumes

Ancestry of “koisokirva”, step by step

koisokirva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koiso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoisoany plant of the genus "Solanum", including...
2Japanese小磯

via Finnish kirva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirvaaphid, commonly also plant louse or greenfly,...
Every word from Japanese 小磯Every word from Finnish koiso
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