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Where does “perhonen” come from?

perhonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

perhonen (Finnish): insect of the order Lepidoptera; butterfly, moth...

Definitions

  1. insect of the order Lepidoptera; butterfly, moth...

Ancestry of “perhonen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “perhonen”

  • juuriperhonen
  • humalaperhonen
  • neitoperhonen
  • ohdakeperhonen
  • vesiperhonen
  • perhostella
  • mittariperhonen
  • sitruunaperhonen
  • kaaliperhonen
  • nokkosperhonen
  • perhosveitsi
  • amiraaliperhonen
  • haapaperhonen
  • pikkuhäiveperhonen
  • häiveperhonen
  • ritariperhonen
  • perhosentoukka
  • virnaperhonen
  • lanttuperhonen
  • naurisperhonen
  • perhosuinti
  • heinäperhonen
  • perhoshaavi
  • yöperhonen
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