Where does “arkkisimpukka” come from?

arkkisimpukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish simpukka, from Russian же́мчуг, from Old East Slavic жьмьчюгъ, from Khazar *ǯinǯü, from Common Turkic *yinǯü, from Middle Chinese 珍珠.

arkkisimpukka (Finnish): An ark clam; any clam in the family Arcidae

Definitions

  1. An ark clam; any clam in the family Arcidae

Ancestry of “arkkisimpukka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsimpukkabivalve any species of mollusks belonging to the class; the class Bivalvia
2Russianже́мчугpearl
3Old East Slavicжьмьчюгъ—
4Khazar*ǯinǯü—
5Common Turkic*yinǯü—
6Middle Chinese珍珠—
Every word from Middle Chinese 珍珠 →Every word from Common Turkic *yinǯü →Every word from Khazar *ǯinǯü →