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
Ancestry of “ukkoetana”, step by step
ukkoetana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish etana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | etana | slug; snail; snail, sluggard |
| 2 | Finnish | etä- | distant, remote, long-distance, far-off |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | etä | far, distant |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | ečkä | — |
via Finnish Ukko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Ukko | supreme god in Finnish mythology; Ukko's < Ukko,... |
| 2 | Finnish | ukko | old man, gaffer; adult male wood grouse or black... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ukko | old man |