Where does “retikkakirppa” come from?

retikkakirppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirppa, from Finnish kirppu, from Proto-Finnic kirppu — flea.

retikkakirppa (Finnish): Phyllotreta nigripes

Definitions

  1. Phyllotreta nigripes

Ancestry of “retikkakirppa”, step by step

retikkakirppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirppaflea beetle; Synonym of pilppu
2Finnishkirppuflea
3Proto-Finnickirppuflea

via Finnish retikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishretikkablack radish, "Raphanus sativus var. niger";...
Every word from Proto-Finnic kirppu →Every word from Finnish kirppu →Every word from Finnish kirppa →