Where does “avainkirjoahven” come from?
avainkirjoahven (Finnish) comes from Finnish avain, from Finnish avata, from Proto-Finnic avait'ak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa-.
avainkirjoahven (Finnish): keyhole cichlid
Definitions
- keyhole cichlid
Ancestry of “avainkirjoahven”, step by step
avainkirjoahven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish avain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | avain | key; code; clef, used especially in compound... |
| 2 | Finnish | avata | to open; to unwrap; to turn on |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | avait'ak | to open |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | aŋa- | — |
via Finnish kirjoahven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjoahven | cichlid |
| 2 | Finnish | kirjo | spectrum; as a modifier in a compound term... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kirjoi | variegated, mottled, spotted |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kirja | decoration, carving, pattern |