Where does “jättisalamanteri” come from?

jättisalamanteri (Finnish) comes from Finnish salamanteri, from Swedish salamander, from French salamandre, from Old French salamandre, from Latin salamandra, from Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα, from Persian سمندر, from Persian سام — darkness, shadow.

jättisalamanteri (Finnish): any giant salamander of the genus Andrias

Definitions

  1. any giant salamander of the genus Andrias

Ancestry of “jättisalamanteri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalamanterisalamander mythical creature
2Swedishsalamandera salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
3Frenchsalamandresalamander
4Old Frenchsalamandresalamander
5Latinsalamandrasalamander
6Ancient Greekσαλαμάνδραfire salamander
7Persianسمندرsalamander; a mythological fire-dwelling creature...
8Persianسامfire; flame; swell, swelling
9Proto-Indo-IranianćyaHmásblack
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱyeh₁-mó-sblack, dark
11Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “jättisalamanteri

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-