Where does “liejukärpänen” come from?

liejukärpänen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kärpänen, from Proto-Finnic kärpähinen — fly insect.

liejukärpänen (Finnish): shore fly fly of the family Ephyridae

Definitions

  1. shore fly fly of the family Ephyridae

Ancestry of “liejukärpänen”, step by step

liejukärpänen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kärpänen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärpänenfly; bug; out, when caused by the baserunner...
2Proto-Finnickärpähinenfly insect

via Finnish lieju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliejumud, mire; gyttja
Every word from Proto-Finnic kärpähinen →Every word from Finnish kärpänen →