Where does “ginkgohammasvalas” come from?

ginkgohammasvalas (Finnish) comes from Finnish hammasvalas, from Finnish hammas, from Proto-Finnic hambas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

ginkgohammasvalas (Finnish): ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, Mesoplodon ginkgodens poorly known species of whale found in tropical and temperate parts of the Pacific and Indian Ocean

Definitions

  1. ginkgo-toothed beaked whale, Mesoplodon ginkgodens poorly known species of whale found in tropical and temperate parts of the Pacific and Indian Ocean

Ancestry of “ginkgohammasvalas”, step by step

ginkgohammasvalas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hammasvalas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhammasvalastoothed whale
2Finnishhammastooth
3Proto-Finnichambastooth
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

via Finnish ginkgo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishginkgo—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →