Where does “jättiläiskalmari” come from?
jättiläiskalmari (Finnish) comes from Finnish jättiläinen, from Finnish lainen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
jättiläiskalmari (Finnish): giant squid
Definitions
- giant squid
Ancestry of “jättiläiskalmari”, step by step
jättiläiskalmari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jättiläinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jättiläinen | A giant; An ogre; giant, gigantic; sometimes also... |
| 2 | Finnish | lainen | that is like; -like |
| 3 | Finnish | laji | kind, sort; species; sport |
| 4 | Old Swedish | slagh | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | slach | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | slag | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 8 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 9 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 11 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 12 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
via Finnish kalmari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kalmari | A squid |
| 2 | French | calmar | squid |
| 3 | Italian | calamaro | squid, calamari |
| 4 | Latin | calamarius | relating to a writing reed |
| 5 | Latin | calamus | a reed, cane; an object made from a reed, such as... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κάλαμος | a reed; anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂-m- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kolH- | to raise, to lift, to build; awn |