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Where does “ohdakeperhonen” come from?

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

ohdakeperhonen (Finnish): painted lady , cosmopolitan , Vanessa cardui,...

Definitions

  1. painted lady , cosmopolitan , Vanessa cardui,...

Ancestry of “ohdakeperhonen”, step by step

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
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