Where does “luolahämähäkki” come from?

luolahämähäkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish luola — cave; cavern; grotto.

luolahämähäkki (Finnish): European cave spider, cave orbweaver, Meta menardi cave-dwelling species of spider found in Eurasia and North Africa

Definitions

  1. European cave spider, cave orbweaver, Meta menardi cave-dwelling species of spider found in Eurasia and North Africa

Ancestry of “luolahämähäkki”, step by step

luolahämähäkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluolacave; cavern; grotto

via Finnish hämähäkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhämähäkkispider
Every word from Finnish luola