Where does “mustamölyapina” come from?

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

mustamölyapina (Finnish): black howler, black-and-gold howler, Alouatta caraya

Definitions

  1. black howler, black-and-gold howler, Alouatta caraya

Ancestry of “mustamölyapina”, step by step

mustamölyapina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mölyapina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmölyapinahowler monkey; noisy brat
2Finnishmölynoise
3FinnishmölistäTo make noise producing (intentionally) unclear phonemes

via Finnish musta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa
Every word from Finnish mölistäEvery word from Finnish mölyEvery word from Finnish mölyapina
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