Where does “kuningatartoukka” come from?

kuningatartoukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuningatar, from Finnish kuningas, from Proto-Finnic kuningas, from Proto-Germanic kuningaz, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kuningatartoukka (Finnish): queen larva

Definitions

  1. queen larva

Ancestry of “kuningatartoukka”, step by step

kuningatartoukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuningatar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuningatarqueen
2Finnishkuningasking
3Proto-Finnickuningasking
4Proto-Germanickuningazking
5Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Finnish toukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtoukkalarva, grub; caterpillar; maggot
2Proto-Finnictoukkalarva, maggot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →