Where does “vattusääski” come from?

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

vattusääski (Finnish): blackberry stem gall midge, raspberry gall fly, raspberry stem gall midge, Lasioptera rubi

Definitions

  1. blackberry stem gall midge, raspberry gall fly, raspberry stem gall midge, Lasioptera rubi

Ancestry of “vattusääski”, step by step

vattusääski 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 sääski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsääskimosquito; midge; osprey
2Finnishsääksiosprey; Translative singular form of sää
3Proto-Finnicsääkciosprey
4Proto-Finno-Ugricśäkće
Every word from Biblical Hebrew תַדַּיEvery word from Ancient Greek ΘαδδαῖοςEvery word from Russian Фадей
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