Where does “ukkoetana” come from?

ukkoetana (Finnish) comes from Finnish etana, from Finnish etä-, from Proto-Finnic etä, from Proto-Finno-Permic ečkä.

ukkoetana (Finnish): ashy-grey slug

Definitions

  1. ashy-grey slug

Ancestry of “ukkoetana”, step by step

ukkoetana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish etana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishetanaslug; snail; snail, sluggard
2Finnishetä-distant, remote, long-distance, far-off
3Proto-Finnicetäfar, distant
4Proto-Finno-Permicečkä

via Finnish Ukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishUkkosupreme god in Finnish mythology; Ukko's < Ukko,...
2Finnishukkoold man, gaffer; adult male wood grouse or black...
3Proto-Finnicukkoold man
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ečkäEvery word from Finnish etä-Every word from Finnish etana