Where does “lihakärpänen” come from?

lihakärpänen (Finnish) comes from Finnish liha, from Proto-Finnic liha, from Proto-Finnic liša — addition, increase.

lihakärpänen (Finnish): Calliphora vomitoria

Definitions

  1. Calliphora vomitoria

Ancestry of “lihakärpänen”, step by step

lihakärpänen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihameat; flesh
2Proto-Finniclihameat
3Proto-Finniclišaaddition, increase

via Finnish kärpänen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärpänenfly; bug; out, when caused by the baserunner...
2Proto-Finnickärpähinenfly insect
Every word from Proto-Finnic liša →Every word from Proto-Finnic liha →Every word from Finnish liha →
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