Where does “pihtihäntäinen” come from?

pihtihäntäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pihdit, from Finnish pihti, from Proto-Finnic pihti, from Proto-Finno-Permic pište.

pihtihäntäinen (Finnish): earwig insect of the order

Definitions

  1. earwig insect of the order

Ancestry of “pihtihäntäinen”, step by step

pihtihäntäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pihdit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihditpliers; tongs; forceps
2Finnishpihtiany two-pronged handtool or artifact to hold,...
3Proto-Finnicpihtisplint holder
4Proto-Finno-Permicpište—

via Finnish häntä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäntäa narrow tail; ogonek; Partitive form of hän
2Proto-Finnichäntätail
3Proto-Uralicčänčä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pište →Every word from Proto-Finnic pihti →Every word from Finnish pihti →
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