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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

  1. lovely hatchetfish, Atlantic silver hatchetfish,...

Ancestry of “atlantinhelmiäiskala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhelmiäiskalasilver hatchetfish
2Finnishhelmiäinennacre, mother-of-pearl
3Finnishhelmipearl; bead; gem
4FinnishVilhelmiina—
5GermanWilhelmina—
6GermanWilhelmWilliam
7Old High GermanWillahelmWilliam
8Old High Germanhelmhelmet
9Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
10Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
11Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
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