Where does “varsiyökkönen” come from?

varsiyökkönen (Finnish) comes from Finnish yökkönen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

varsiyökkönen (Finnish): potato stem borer, rosy rustic (Hydraecia micacea) pest insect the larvae of which feed with a number of plants, includin potato

Definitions

  1. potato stem borer, rosy rustic (Hydraecia micacea) pest insect the larvae of which feed with a number of plants, includin potato

Ancestry of “varsiyökkönen”, step by step

varsiyökkönen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yökkönen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyökkönenowlet moth, noctuid
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish varsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →