Where does “tulikärpänen” come from?
tulikärpänen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuli, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tuli, from Proto-Uralic tule — fire.
tulikärpänen (Finnish): A firefly, especially of those species whose...
Definitions
- A firefly, especially of those species whose...
Ancestry of “tulikärpänen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tuli | fire; campfire; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *tuli | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | tule | fire |