Where does “tuomikirva” come from?
tuomikirva (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuomi, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.
tuomikirva (Finnish): bird cherry-oat aphid, bird cherry aphid, apple-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi
Definitions
- bird cherry-oat aphid, bird cherry aphid, apple-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi
Ancestry of “tuomikirva”, step by step
tuomikirva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tuomi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuomi | bird cherry, hackberry, hagberry "Prunus padus";... |
| 2 | Finnish | -lä | Front vowel variant of -la |
| 3 | Finnish | -as | Forms some adjectives; Forms some nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -s | Forms nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |
via Finnish kirva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirva | aphid, commonly also plant louse or greenfly,... |