Where does “omenakirva” come from?

omenakirva (Finnish) comes from Finnish omena — apple.

omenakirva (Finnish): green apple aphid, apple aphid, Aphis pomi

Definitions

  1. green apple aphid, apple aphid, Aphis pomi

Ancestry of “omenakirva”, step by step

omenakirva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish omena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomenaapple

via Finnish kirva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirvaaphid, commonly also plant louse or greenfly,...
Every word from Finnish omena