Where does “sääskilakki” come from?

sääskilakki (Finnish) comes from Finnish sääski, from Finnish sääksi, from Proto-Finnic sääkci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śäkće.

sääskilakki (Finnish): mosquito hat

Definitions

  1. mosquito hat

Ancestry of “sääskilakki”, step by step

sääskilakki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sääski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsääskimosquito; midge; osprey
2Finnishsääksiosprey; Translative singular form of sää
3Proto-Finnicsääkciosprey
4Proto-Finno-Ugricśäkće—

via Finnish lakki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlakkiheadwear; cap; cap, pileus
2Swedishbläckink; pigment or dye for writing, printing etc;...
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śäkće →Every word from Proto-Finnic sääkci →Every word from Finnish sääksi →
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