Where does “täpläpaksupää” come from?
täpläpaksupää (Finnish) comes from Finnish paksupää, from Finnish paksu, from Proto-Finnic paksu, from Proto-Indo-European bʰénǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...
täpläpaksupää (Finnish): silver-spotted skipper Europe, common branded skipper N.Am., Hesperia comma species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae
Definitions
- silver-spotted skipper Europe, common branded skipper N.Am., Hesperia comma species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae
Ancestry of “täpläpaksupää”, step by step
täpläpaksupää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish paksupää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | paksupää | thickhead someone stupid |
| 2 | Finnish | paksu | thick; bold; pregnant |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | paksu | thick |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰénǵʰus | dense, thick |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰenǵʰ- | thick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰen- | to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to... |
via Finnish täplä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | täplä | spot, speck; pad |