Where does “mesinuppiseitikki” come from?
mesinuppiseitikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuppiseitikki, from Finnish seitikki, from Finnish seitti, from Finnish -tti, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
mesinuppiseitikki (Finnish): A webcap, Cortinarius multiformis
Definitions
- A webcap, Cortinarius multiformis
Ancestry of “mesinuppiseitikki”, step by step
mesinuppiseitikki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nuppiseitikki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nuppiseitikki | several species of webcap with a cap that... |
| 2 | Finnish | seitikki | webcap, cortinar |
| 3 | Finnish | seitti | A web spun by an insect, especially a spiderweb;... |
| 4 | Finnish | -tti | Forms some nouns from verbs, particularly... |
| 5 | Finnish | -ttää | Front vowel variant of -ttaa |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |
via Finnish meši
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | meši | nectar sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds |