Where does “ytimennävertäjä” come from?
ytimennävertäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish nävertäjä, from Finnish nävertää, from Finnish taa, from Finnish taka, from Proto-Finnic taka, from Proto-Uralic taka — a place behind.
ytimennävertäjä (Finnish): bark beetles of the genus Tomicus
Definitions
- bark beetles of the genus Tomicus
Ancestry of “ytimennävertäjä”, step by step
ytimennävertäjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nävertäjä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nävertäjä | any of certain beetles that damage trees |
| 2 | Finnish | nävertää | to bore with a gimlet; Third-person singular... |
| 3 | Finnish | taa | Of movement, behind; a shorter form of taakse |
| 4 | Finnish | taka | the backside; In the expression "omasta takaa"... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | taka | back, a place behind |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | taka | a place behind |