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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piikkimakrilli | horse mackerel, Atlantic horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus |
| 2 | Finnish | makrilli | mackerel, "Scomber scombrus" |
| 3 | Swedish | makrill | mackerel, Scomber scombrus |
| 4 | Dutch | makreel | mackerel, "Scomber scombrus"; Any fish of the... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | makereel | — |
| 6 | Old French | maquerel | mackerel |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | makelare | — |
| 8 | Low German | maken | To make |
| 9 | Middle Low German | māken | — |
| 10 | Old Saxon | makōn | to make |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |