Where does “akvaariokala” come from?

akvaariokala (Finnish) comes from Finnish akvaario, from Latin aquārium, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

akvaariokala (Finnish): aquarium fish

Definitions

  1. aquarium fish

Ancestry of “akvaariokala”, step by step

akvaariokala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish akvaario

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishakvaarioaquarium
2Latinaquārium—
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →