Where does “valepeltoetana” come from?

valepeltoetana (Finnish) comes from Finnish peltoetana, from Finnish pelto, from Proto-Finnic pelto, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

valepeltoetana (Finnish): grey field slug, grey garden slug, ilky slug, Deroceras reticulatum species of small air-breathing land slug, an important agricultural pest

Definitions

  1. grey field slug, grey garden slug, ilky slug, Deroceras reticulatum species of small air-breathing land slug, an important agricultural pest

Ancestry of “valepeltoetana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeltoetanafield slug, grey field slug, milky slug, northern field slug
2Finnishpeltofield
3Proto-Finnicpeltofield
4Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz →
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