Where does “seinälude” come from?

seinälude (Finnish) comes from Finnish seinä, from Proto-Finnic saina — wall.

seinälude (Finnish): bedbug, "Cimex lectularius"

Definitions

  1. bedbug, "Cimex lectularius"

Ancestry of “seinälude”, step by step

seinälude traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseinäwall; mains; Essive singular form of sei
2Proto-Finnicsainawall

via Finnish lude

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishludea bedbug; a bug
Every word from Proto-Finnic saina →Every word from Finnish seinä →