Where does “vattukirppa” come from?

vattukirppa (Finnish) comes from Finnish vattu, from Finnish vatukka, from Finnish vata, from Russian Фадей, from Ancient Greek Θαδδαῖος, from Biblical Hebrew תַדַּי.

vattukirppa (Finnish): raspberry flea beetle, Batophila rubi

Definitions

  1. raspberry flea beetle, Batophila rubi

Ancestry of “vattukirppa”, step by step

vattukirppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vattu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvatturaspberry
2Finnishvatukkabramble; raspberry
3Finnishvataa type of small seine; chickweed, common...
4RussianФадей
5Ancient GreekΘαδδαῖοςThaddaeus, one of the Apostles
6Biblical Hebrewתַדַּי

via Finnish kirppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirppaflea beetle; Synonym of pilppu
2Finnishkirppuflea
3Proto-Finnickirppuflea
Every word from Biblical Hebrew תַדַּיEvery word from Ancient Greek ΘαδδαῖοςEvery word from Russian Фадей
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