Where does “helmiäistonkija” come from?

helmiäistonkija (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.

helmiäistonkija (Finnish): pearl cichlid

Definitions

  1. pearl cichlid

Ancestry of “helmiäistonkija”, step by step

helmiäistonkija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish helmiäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhelmiäinennacre, mother-of-pearl
2Finnishhelmipearl; bead; gem
3FinnishVilhelmiina—
4GermanWilhelmina—
5GermanWilhelmWilliam
6Old High GermanWillahelmWilliam
7Old High Germanhelmhelmet
8Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
9Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
10Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Finnish tonkija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtonkijascavenger, grubber
2FinnishtonkiaTo grub; To scavenge; To dig
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →