Where does “perhoshiha” come from?

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

perhoshiha (Finnish): butterfly sleeve

Definitions

  1. butterfly sleeve

Ancestry of “perhoshiha”, step by step

perhoshiha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish perhonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperhoneninsect of the order Lepidoptera; butterfly, moth...
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish hiha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhihasleeve or an arm of a shirt, jacket etc; maunch
2Proto-Finnichihasleeve
3Proto-Finno-Permicšiša
4Proto-Finno-Permiciša
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus