Where does “vihannespunkki” come from?
vihannespunkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish vihannes, from Finnish vihanta, from Proto-Finnic vihanta, from Proto-Finnic viha, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
vihannespunkki (Finnish): red spider mite, two-spotted mite
Definitions
- red spider mite, two-spotted mite
Ancestry of “vihannespunkki”, step by step
vihannespunkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vihannes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vihannes | vegetable; person in a vegetative state |
| 2 | Finnish | vihanta | verdant, fresh |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | vihanta | verdant |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | viha | hate, anger; rage; agression |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |
via Finnish punkki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | punkki | any member of the taxonomic class Acarina,... |