Where does “hohtoseeprakala” come from?

hohtoseeprakala (Finnish) comes from Finnish seeprakala, from Finnish seepra, from Swedish zebra, from Italian zebra, from Portuguese zebra, from Old Portuguese enzebro, from Old Portuguese cebrario, from Vulgar Latin eciferus — swift.

hohtoseeprakala (Finnish): pearl danio

Definitions

  1. pearl danio

Ancestry of “hohtoseeprakala”, step by step

hohtoseeprakala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seeprakala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseeprakalazebrafish
2Finnishseeprazebra
3Swedishzebrazebra
4Italianzebrazebra; zebra crossing
5Portuguesezebrazebra
6Old Portugueseenzebro
7Old Portuguesecebrario
8Vulgar Latineciferusfool, wild ass, donkey; wild horse
9Latinequiferuswild horse
10Latinequusa horse; a steed, charger
11Proto-Italicekwoshorse
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

via Finnish hohto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhohtoshining; gleaming; glowing
2FinnishhohtaaTo glow, shine, glimmer, gleam
3Finnishhohkaa
4Proto-Finnichohkadakto emanate, to radiate (heat)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwosEvery word from Proto-Italic ekwos