Where does “järvisimpukka” come from?
järvisimpukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish simpukka, from Russian же́мчуг, from Old East Slavic жьмьчюгъ, from Khazar *ǯinǯü, from Common Turkic *yinǯü, from Middle Chinese 珍珠.
järvisimpukka (Finnish): duck mussel, Anodonta anatina
Definitions
- duck mussel, Anodonta anatina
Ancestry of “järvisimpukka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | simpukka | In plural , Bivalvia or bivalves; Any of the tens... |
| 2 | Russian | же́мчуг | pearl |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | жьмьчюгъ | — |
| 4 | Khazar | *ǯinǯü | — |
| 5 | Common Turkic | *yinǯü | — |
| 6 | Middle Chinese | 珍珠 | — |