Where does “pylinkvis” come from?
pylinkvis (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans vis, from Dutch vis, from Middle Dutch visch, from Old Dutch fisc, from Proto-West Germanic fisk, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.
pylinkvis (Afrikaans): a squid of the superorder, Decabrachia or Decapodiformes
Definitions
- a squid of the superorder, Decabrachia or Decapodiformes
Ancestry of “pylinkvis”, step by step
pylinkvis traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans vis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | vis | fish |
| 2 | Dutch | vis | fish |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | visch | fish |
| 4 | Old Dutch | fisc | fish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fisk | fish |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fiskaz | fish |
| 7 | Indo-European | *peysk- | — |
via Afrikaans pyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | pyl | arrow |
| 2 | Dutch | Pijl | Sagitta |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | pijl | — |
| 4 | Latin | pilum | a pounder, pestle; a javelin, throwing spear;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pistlom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pis-tlo- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
via Proto-Balto-Slavic ink-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ink- | — |