Where does “tunturikirjosiipi” come from?
tunturikirjosiipi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjosiipi, from Finnish kirjo, from Proto-Finnic kirjoi, from Proto-Finnic kirja — decoration, carving, pattern.
tunturikirjosiipi (Finnish): Alpine grizzled skipper
Definitions
- Alpine grizzled skipper
Ancestry of “tunturikirjosiipi”, step by step
tunturikirjosiipi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kirjosiipi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjosiipi | any butterfly of the subfamily Pyrginae |
| 2 | Finnish | kirjo | spectrum; as a modifier in a compound term... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kirjoi | variegated, mottled, spotted |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kirja | decoration, carving, pattern |