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 UK, thistle butterfly, cosmopolitan dated, Vanessa cardui, syn. Cynthia cardui common butterfly
Definitions
- painted lady UK, thistle butterfly, cosmopolitan dated, Vanessa cardui, syn. Cynthia cardui common butterfly
Ancestry of “ohdakeperhonen”, step by step
ohdakeperhonen 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 |
via Finnish ohdake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ohdake | thistle |