Where does “vaaleakeltaperhonen” come from?
vaaleakeltaperhonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish keltaperhonen, from Finnish perhonen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
vaaleakeltaperhonen (Finnish): pale clouded yellow, Colias hyale small butterfly
Definitions
- pale clouded yellow, Colias hyale small butterfly
Ancestry of “vaaleakeltaperhonen”, step by step
vaaleakeltaperhonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish keltaperhonen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keltaperhonen | sulphur butterfly |
| 2 | Finnish | perhonen | insect of the order Lepidoptera; butterfly, moth... |
| 3 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |