Where does “pursuhopeatäplä” come from?

pursuhopeatäplä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pursu, from Swedish pors, from Old Norse pors, from Proto-Germanic pursaz — gale.

pursuhopeatäplä (Finnish): pearl-bordered fritillary

Definitions

  1. pearl-bordered fritillary

Ancestry of “pursuhopeatäplä”, step by step

pursuhopeatäplä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pursu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpursuAlternative form of suopursu; Indicative present...
2Swedishporsgale, sweet gale, bog myrtle, "Myrica gale"
3Old Norsepors—
4Proto-Germanicpursazgale

via Finnish hopeatäplä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhopeatäplälongwing, heliconian
2Finnishhopeasilver
3Proto-Finnichopedasilver; soft
4Proto-Germanicsamftijaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic pursaz →Every word from Old Norse pors →Every word from Swedish pors →