Where does “omenankukkakärsäkäs” come from?

omenankukkakärsäkäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish omenankukka, from Finnish kukka, from Latin Flōra, from Proto-Italic *Flōzā, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

omenankukkakärsäkäs (Finnish): apple blossom weevil, apple weevil, Anthonomus pomorum

Definitions

  1. apple blossom weevil, apple weevil, Anthonomus pomorum

Ancestry of “omenankukkakärsäkäs”, step by step

omenankukkakärsäkäs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish omenankukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomenankukkaapple blossom
2Finnishkukkaflower; cannabis; weed
3LatinFlōraFlora, the goddess of flowers
4Proto-Italic*Flōzāan Italic flower goddess, Flora
5Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Finnish kärsäkäs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärsäkäsweevil, snout beetle
2Finnishkaslook!, oh!, my!, behold!; look
3Finnishkatso!look!
4Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
5Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
6Proto-Germanicgātijaną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →