Where does “etelännokkavalas” come from?
etelännokkavalas (Finnish) comes from Finnish etelä, from Slovak Etela, from English ethel, from Middle English ethel, from Old English æþel, from Old English æþele, from Proto-Germanic aþalaz, from Proto-Germanic aþalą — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
etelännokkavalas (Finnish): Arnoux's beaked whale, southern beaked whale, Berardius arnuxii
Definitions
- Arnoux's beaked whale, southern beaked whale, Berardius arnuxii
Ancestry of “etelännokkavalas”, step by step
etelännokkavalas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish etelä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | etelä | south |
| 2 | Slovak | Etela | — |
| 3 | English | ethel | The letter Œ/œ, or the rune ᛟ; Alternative form... |
| 4 | Middle English | ethel | homeland, ancestral territory; patrimony; athel |
| 5 | Old English | æþel | homeland, ancestral territory; noble, a person of... |
| 6 | Old English | æþele | noble |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aþalaz | noble |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |
via Finnish nokkavalas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nokkavalas | beaked whale; giant beaked whale |
| 2 | Finnish | valas | whale |
| 3 | Proto-Samic | fālēs | whale |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwalaz | whale, sheatfish |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kʷálos | large fish; sheatfish |