Where does “tupsukekomuurahainen” come from?

tupsukekomuurahainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tupsu, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

tupsukekomuurahainen (Finnish): Scottish wood ant, Formica aquilonia

Definitions

  1. Scottish wood ant, Formica aquilonia

Ancestry of “tupsukekomuurahainen”, step by step

tupsukekomuurahainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tupsu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtupsutuft; bobble, pompom; tussle
2Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
3Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
4Proto-Uralic-kta-—

via Finnish kekomuurahainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkekomuurahainensouthern wood ant, horse ant
2Finnishmuurahainenant; The family Formicidae
3Proto-Germanicmiurijǭant
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmowro-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttää →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →