Where does “pellavakirppa” come from?

pellavakirppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirppa, from Finnish kirppu, from Proto-Finnic kirppu — flea.

pellavakirppa (Finnish): small flax flea beetle, Longitarsus parvulus

Definitions

  1. small flax flea beetle, Longitarsus parvulus

Ancestry of “pellavakirppa”, step by step

pellavakirppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirppaflea beetle; Synonym of pilppu
2Finnishkirppuflea
3Proto-Finnickirppuflea

via Finnish pellava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpellavaflax; linen
Every word from Proto-Finnic kirppu →Every word from Finnish kirppu →Every word from Finnish kirppa →
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