Where does “pihlajaperhonen” come from?

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

pihlajaperhonen (Finnish): black-veined white

Definitions

  1. black-veined white

Ancestry of “pihlajaperhonen”, step by step

pihlajaperhonen 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 pihlaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihlajarowan, mountain ash, "Sorbus aucuparia"; Any tree...
2Proto-Finnicpihlagarowan
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpićlä
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus