Where does “syyhypunkki” come from?

syyhypunkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish syyhy, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

syyhypunkki (Finnish): itch mite, "Sarcoptes scabiei", the species of...

Definitions

  1. itch mite, "Sarcoptes scabiei", the species of...

Ancestry of “syyhypunkki”, step by step

syyhypunkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syyhy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyyhyscabies; mange, scab; A heavy and/or persistent...
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish punkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpunkkiany member of the taxonomic class Acarina,...
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uEvery word from Finnish -uEvery word from Finnish syyhy