Where does “liperikorvakärsäkäs” come from?
liperikorvakärsäkäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish kärsäkäs, from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.
liperikorvakärsäkäs (Finnish): alfalfa snout beetle, lovage weevil, Otiorhynchus ligustici
Definitions
- alfalfa snout beetle, lovage weevil, Otiorhynchus ligustici
Ancestry of “liperikorvakärsäkäs”, step by step
liperikorvakärsäkäs traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kärsäkäs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kärsäkäs | weevil, snout beetle |
| 2 | Finnish | kas | look!, oh!, my!, behold!; look |
| 3 | Finnish | katso! | look! |
| 4 | Finnish | katsoa | to look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | kaccodak | to look |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gātijaną | — |
via Finnish liperi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liperi | lovage |
| 2 | Finnish | lipstikka | — |
| 3 | Swedish | libbsticka | lovage, Levisticum officinale |