Where does “amerikanhammasahven” come from?

amerikanhammasahven (Finnish) comes from Finnish Amerikka, from Russian Америка, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks, from Proto-Germanic Haimarīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

amerikanhammasahven (Finnish): scup, Stenotomus chrysops

Definitions

  1. scup, Stenotomus chrysops

Ancestry of “amerikanhammasahven”, step by step

amerikanhammasahven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Amerikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAmerikkaAmerica's; American; of America
2RussianАмерика
3New LatinAmerica
4ItalianAmerigo
5Proto-Germanic*Amalarīks
6Proto-GermanicHaimarīksHenry
7Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
8Proto-Celticrīxsking
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Finnish hammasahven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhammasahvenporgy, sea bream
2Finnishhammastooth
3Proto-Finnichambastooth
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵsEvery word from Proto-Celtic rīxs