Where does “rupikonna” come from?

rupikonna (Finnish) comes from Finnish rupi, from Proto-Finnic rupi, from Proto-Germanic hreubaz, from Proto-Indo-European kreup- — scab, crust.

rupikonna (Finnish): common toad, European toad, toad, "Bufo bufo"

Definitions

  1. common toad, European toad, toad, "Bufo bufo"

Ancestry of “rupikonna”, step by step

rupikonna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rupi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrupiscab; eschar
2Proto-Finnicrupiscab
3Proto-Germanichreubazrough, crusty, scabby
4Proto-Indo-Europeankreup-scab, crust

via Finnish konna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkonnatoad; crook
2Proto-Finnickonnafrog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hreubaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic rupi →