Where does “niittyhopeatäplä” come from?
niittyhopeatäplä (Finnish) comes from Finnish niitty, from Finnish niittää, from Proto-Finnic niittädäk, from Proto-Germanic snīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sneyt- — to cut.
niittyhopeatäplä (Finnish): small pearl-bordered fritillary (in Europe), silver-bordered fritillary (in North America), Boloria selene species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae the larvae of which feed solely on violets
Definitions
- small pearl-bordered fritillary (in Europe), silver-bordered fritillary (in North America), Boloria selene species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae the larvae of which feed solely on violets
Ancestry of “niittyhopeatäplä”, step by step
niittyhopeatäplä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish niitty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | niitty | meadow, lea |
| 2 | Finnish | niittää | To mow, cut, scythe, reap; To win, achieve |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | niittädäk | to mow, to cut down |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snīþaną | to cut |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sneyt- | to cut |
via Finnish hopeatäplä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hopeatäplä | longwing, heliconian |
| 2 | Finnish | hopea | silver |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | hopeda | silver; soft |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | samftijaz | — |