Where does “alkulisko” come from?

alkulisko (Finnish) comes from Finnish lisko, from Finnish sisilisko, from Proto-Finnic sisalikko, from Proto-Uralic čońśe — lizard.

alkulisko (Finnish): rhynchocephalian reptile of the subclass Rhynchocephalia

Definitions

  1. rhynchocephalian reptile of the subclass Rhynchocephalia

Ancestry of “alkulisko”, step by step

alkulisko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lisko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliskolizard; newt
2Finnishsisiliskocommon lizard, viviparous lizard, "Zootoca...
3Proto-Finnicsisalikkocommon lizard, viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara)
4Proto-Uralicčońśelizard

via Finnish alku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalkustart, beginning, inception, incipience; first,...
2Finnishalkaato begin, start, initiate, set in, be initiated, originate, be originated, take its origin
3Proto-Finnicalkadakto begin, to start
4Proto-Uralicalka-beginning
Every word from Proto-Uralic čońśe →Every word from Proto-Finnic sisalikko →Every word from Finnish sisilisko →