Where does “kuusamaperhonen” come from?

kuusamaperhonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish perhonen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

kuusamaperhonen (Finnish): white admiral, Limenitis camilla butterfly of the family

Definitions

  1. white admiral, Limenitis camilla butterfly of the family

Ancestry of “kuusamaperhonen”, step by step

kuusamaperhonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish perhonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperhoneninsect of the order Lepidoptera; butterfly, moth...
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish kuusama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuusamahoneysuckle; the family Caprifoliaceae
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickusa—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →