Where does “nokkosperhonen” come from?
nokkosperhonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish perhonen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
nokkosperhonen (Finnish): small tortoiseshell
Definitions
- small tortoiseshell
Ancestry of “nokkosperhonen”, step by step
nokkosperhonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish perhonen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | perhonen | insect of the order Lepidoptera; butterfly, moth... |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |