Where does “mustasiruetana” come from?

mustasiruetana (Finnish) comes from Finnish siruetana, from Finnish etana, from Finnish etä-, from Proto-Finnic etä, from Proto-Finno-Permic ečkä.

mustasiruetana (Finnish): black slug, Arion ater

Definitions

  1. black slug, Arion ater

Ancestry of “mustasiruetana”, step by step

mustasiruetana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siruetana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiruetanaroundback slug
2Finnishetanaslug; snail; snail, sluggard
3Finnishetä-distant, remote, long-distance, far-off
4Proto-Finnicetäfar, distant
5Proto-Finno-Permicečkä

via Finnish musta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ečkäEvery word from Finnish etä-Every word from Finnish etana