Where does “tappajaetana” come from?

tappajaetana (Finnish) comes from Finnish etana, from Finnish etä-, from Proto-Finnic etä, from Proto-Finno-Permic ečkä.

tappajaetana (Finnish): Spanish slug, Arion vulgaris

Definitions

  1. Spanish slug, Arion vulgaris

Ancestry of “tappajaetana”, step by step

tappajaetana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish etana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishetanaslug; snail; snail, sluggard
2Finnishetä-distant, remote, long-distance, far-off
3Proto-Finnicetäfar, distant
4Proto-Finno-Permicečkä—

via Finnish tappaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtappajakiller, slayer
2Ingriantappaakill
3Proto-Finnictappadakto kill, to slay
4Proto-Uralictappa-trample
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ečkä →Every word from Finnish etä- →Every word from Finnish etana →