Where does “punatulimuurahainen” come from?
punatulimuurahainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tulimuurahainen, from Finnish tuli, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tuli, from Proto-Uralic tule — fire.
punatulimuurahainen (Finnish): red imported fire ant, RIFA, Solenopsis invicta red ant with a painful sting, native to South America that has become a pest in numerous other regions
Definitions
- red imported fire ant, RIFA, Solenopsis invicta red ant with a painful sting, native to South America that has become a pest in numerous other regions
Ancestry of “punatulimuurahainen”, step by step
punatulimuurahainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tulimuurahainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tulimuurahainen | red imported fire ant, "Solenopsis invicta" |
| 2 | Finnish | tuli | fire; campfire; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *tuli | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | tule | fire |