Where does “mölyapina” come from?

mölyapina (Finnish) comes from Finnish möly, from Finnish mölistä — To make noise producing (intentionally) unclear phonemes.

mölyapina (Finnish): howler monkey; noisy brat

Definitions

  1. howler monkey; noisy brat

Ancestry of “mölyapina”, step by step

mölyapina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish möly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmölynoise
2FinnishmölistäTo make noise producing (intentionally) unclear phonemes

via Finnish apina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapinamonkey; ape
2Old Swedishapina—

Words derived from “mölyapina”

Every word from Finnish mölistä →Every word from Finnish möly →