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Where does “pikkuhäiveperhonen” come from?

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

pikkuhäiveperhonen (Finnish): lesser purple emperor, Apatura ilia

Definitions

  1. lesser purple emperor, Apatura ilia

Ancestry of “pikkuhäiveperhonen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäiveperhonenpurple emperor, Apatura iris
2Finnishperhoneninsect of the order Lepidoptera; butterfly, moth...
3Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
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