Where does “mutkajuovakirppa” come from?
mutkajuovakirppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish juovakirppa, from Finnish juova, from Finnish juoda, from Proto-Finnic joodak, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.
mutkajuovakirppa (Finnish): striped flea beetle, wavy-striped flea beetle, Phyllotreta striolata
Definitions
- striped flea beetle, wavy-striped flea beetle, Phyllotreta striolata
Ancestry of “mutkajuovakirppa”, step by step
mutkajuovakirppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish juovakirppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | juovakirppa | A flea beetle of the genus Phyllotreta |
| 2 | Finnish | juova | stripe, streak; scan line, line; Present active... |
| 3 | Finnish | juoda | to drink |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | joodak | to drink |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |