Where does “toukkavaihe” come from?

toukkavaihe (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaihe, from Proto-Finnic vajeh, from Proto-Uralic waješe-.

toukkavaihe (Finnish): larval stage

Definitions

  1. larval stage

Ancestry of “toukkavaihe”, step by step

toukkavaihe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaihe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaihephase, stage, point, period; phase; stage of a...
2Proto-Finnicvajehgap
3Proto-Uralicwaješe-—

via Finnish toukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtoukkalarva, grub; caterpillar; maggot
2Proto-Finnictoukkalarva, maggot
Every word from Proto-Uralic waješe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vajeh →Every word from Finnish vaihe →