Where does “muurahaismyrkky” come from?

muurahaismyrkky (Finnish) comes from Finnish myrkky, from Proto-Finnic mürkkü, from Proto-Finnic merkkü.

muurahaismyrkky (Finnish): An insecticide especially formulated to kill ants

Definitions

  1. An insecticide especially formulated to kill ants

Ancestry of “muurahaismyrkky”, step by step

muurahaismyrkky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish myrkky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyrkkypoison; venom
2Proto-Finnicmürkküpoison
3Proto-Finnicmerkkü—

via Finnish muurahainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuurahainenant; The family Formicidae
2Proto-Germanicmiurijǭant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmowro-—
Every word from Proto-Finnic merkkü →Every word from Proto-Finnic mürkkü →Every word from Finnish myrkky →