Where does “perskärpänen” come from?

perskärpänen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kärpänen, from Proto-Finnic kärpähinen — fly insect.

Ancestry of “perskärpänen”, step by step

perskärpänen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kärpänen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärpänenfly; bug; out, when caused by the baserunner...
2Proto-Finnickärpähinenfly insect

via Finnish perse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpersearse, ass; shit, fuck
2Proto-Finnicpersekarse, buttocks
Every word from Proto-Finnic kärpähinen →Every word from Finnish kärpänen →