Where does “perhoshaavi” come from?
perhoshaavi (Finnish) comes from Finnish häävi, from Swedish håv, from Swedish ström, from Old Swedish strömber, from Old Norse straumr, from Proto-Germanic straumaz, from Proto-Indo-European srowmos, from Proto-Indo-European srew- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
perhoshaavi (Finnish): butterfly net
Definitions
- butterfly net
Ancestry of “perhoshaavi”, step by step
perhoshaavi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish häävi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | häävi | good |
| 2 | Swedish | håv | hand net |
| 3 | Swedish | ström | current, flow; the part of a fluid that moves... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | strömber | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | straumr | a stream, a current, a race, a river; the tide |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | straumaz | stream, current, river |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | srowmos | river |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via Finnish perhonen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | perhonen | insect of the order Lepidoptera; butterfly, moth... |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |