Where does “helmiäiskala” come from?
helmiäiskala (Finnish) comes 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, from Proto-West Germanic helm — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
helmiäiskala (Finnish): silver hatchetfish
Ancestry of “helmiäiskala”, step by step
Words derived from “helmiäiskala”