Where does “noppaperhonen” come from?

noppaperhonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish perhonen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

noppaperhonen (Finnish): metalmark butterfly of the family Riodinidae

Definitions

  1. metalmark butterfly of the family Riodinidae

Ancestry of “noppaperhonen”, step by step

noppaperhonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish perhonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperhoneninsect of the order Lepidoptera; butterfly, moth...
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish noppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnoppaA die; credit, academic credit, course credit
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus