Where does “ohrakirppa” come from?

ohrakirppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish ohra, from Proto-Finnic ocra, from Proto-Baltic aśras — sharp.

ohrakirppa (Finnish): barley flea beetle, Phyllotreta vittula

Definitions

  1. barley flea beetle, Phyllotreta vittula

Ancestry of “ohrakirppa”, step by step

ohrakirppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ohra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohrabarley
2Proto-Finnicocrabarley
3Proto-Balticaśrassharp

via Finnish kirppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirppaflea beetle; Synonym of pilppu
2Finnishkirppuflea
3Proto-Finnickirppuflea
Every word from Proto-Baltic aśras →Every word from Proto-Finnic ocra →Every word from Finnish ohra →