Where does “tähkäsääski” come from?

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

tähkäsääski (Finnish): orange wheat blossom midge, orange wheat gall midge, wheat midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana

Definitions

  1. orange wheat blossom midge, orange wheat gall midge, wheat midge, Sitodiplosis mosellana

Ancestry of “tähkäsääski”, step by step

tähkäsääski 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 tähkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtähkäear; spike
2Proto-Finnictähkäear, the inflorescence of a grain or other grassy...
3Proto-Finno-Permicteškä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śäkće →Every word from Proto-Finnic sääkci →Every word from Finnish sääksi →