Where does “isojärvisimpukka” come from?

isojärvisimpukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish järvisimpukka, from Finnish simpukka, from Russian же́мчуг, from Old East Slavic жьмьчюгъ, from Khazar *ǯinǯü, from Common Turkic *yinǯü, from Middle Chinese 珍珠.

isojärvisimpukka (Finnish): swan mussel

Definitions

  1. swan mussel

Ancestry of “isojärvisimpukka”, step by step

isojärvisimpukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish järvisimpukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärvisimpukkaduck mussel, Anodonta anatina
2Finnishsimpukkabivalve any species of mollusks belonging to the class; the class Bivalvia
3Russianже́мчугpearl
4Old East Slavicжьмьчюгъ—
5Khazar*ǯinǯü—
6Common Turkic*yinǯü—
7Middle Chinese珍珠—

via Finnish iso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisobig; large; great
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather
Every word from Middle Chinese 珍珠 →Every word from Common Turkic *yinǯü →Every word from Khazar *ǯinǯü →