Where does “isopiikkimakrilli” come from?

isopiikkimakrilli (Finnish) comes from Finnish piikkimakrilli, from Finnish makrilli, from Swedish makrill, from Dutch makreel, from Middle Dutch makereel, from Old French maquerel, from Middle Dutch makelare, from Low German maken — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

isopiikkimakrilli (Finnish): greater amberjack, allied kingfish, great amberfish, greater yellowtail, jenny lind, purplish amberjack, reef donkey, rock salmon, sailors choice, yellowtail, yellow trevally, Seriola dumerili species of predatory ray-finned fish found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical seas around the world

Definitions

  1. greater amberjack, allied kingfish, great amberfish, greater yellowtail, jenny lind, purplish amberjack, reef donkey, rock salmon, sailors choice, yellowtail, yellow trevally, Seriola dumerili species of predatory ray-finned fish found in temperate, subtropical, and tropical seas around the world

Ancestry of “isopiikkimakrilli”, step by step

isopiikkimakrilli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piikkimakrilli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiikkimakrillihorse mackerel, Atlantic horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus
2Finnishmakrillimackerel, "Scomber scombrus"
3Swedishmakrillmackerel, Scomber scombrus
4Dutchmakreelmackerel, "Scomber scombrus"; Any fish of the...
5Middle Dutchmakereel
6Old Frenchmaquerelmackerel
7Middle Dutchmakelare
8Low GermanmakenTo make
9Middle Low Germanmāken
10Old Saxonmakōnto make
11Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
12Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
13Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil

via Finnish iso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisobig; large; great
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European maǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic makazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic makōn