Where does “atlantinhelmiäiskala” come from?
atlantinhelmiäiskala (Finnish) comes from Finnish helmiäiskala, from Finnish helmiäinen, from Finnish helmi, from Finnish Vilhelmiina, from German Wilhelmina, from German Wilhelm, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
atlantinhelmiäiskala (Finnish): lovely hatchetfish, Atlantic silver hatchetfish,...
Definitions
- lovely hatchetfish, Atlantic silver hatchetfish,...
Ancestry of “atlantinhelmiäiskala”, step by step
atlantinhelmiäiskala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish helmiäiskala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | helmiäiskala | silver hatchetfish |
| 2 | Finnish | helmiäinen | nacre, mother-of-pearl |
| 3 | Finnish | helmi | pearl; bead; gem |
| 4 | Finnish | Vilhelmiina | — |
| 5 | German | Wilhelmina | — |
| 6 | German | Wilhelm | William |
| 7 | Old High German | Willahelm | William |
| 8 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |
via Finnish Atlantti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Atlantti | Atlantic Ocean; Atlantic |
| 2 | Latin | Atlanticus | Atlantic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀτλαντικός | of Atlas |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |