Where does “australiansarvihai” come from?

australiansarvihai (Finnish) comes from Finnish hai, from Swedish haj, from Dutch haai, from Vietnamese hái, from English Hi, from English high, from Middle English heigh, from Old English hēah — to be lying down; to settle.

australiansarvihai (Finnish): Port Jackson shark

Definitions

  1. Port Jackson shark

Ancestry of “australiansarvihai”, step by step

australiansarvihai traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaishark; high card
2Swedishhajshark
3DutchhaaiA shark, fish of the superorder Selachimorpha; A...
4Vietnameseháito pluck a plant or piece of fruit for later...
5EnglishHia short form of Hiram
6EnglishhighElevated, extending above a base or average...
7Middle Englishheighhigh; Alternative form of hey; Alternative form...
8Old Englishhēahhigh, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime,...
9Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
10Proto-West Germanichaimhome
11Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Finnish sarvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsarvihorn; antler; handlebar
2Proto-Finnicsarvihorn
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśarwe
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćr̥Hwáshorn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥h₂-wó-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Finnish Australia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAustralia
2Latinaustralissouthern; Australian; the south pole
3LatinausterThe south wind; south
4Proto-Italic*austeros
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymosEvery word from Proto-Germanic haimaz
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