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
- any giant salamander of the genus Andrias
Ancestry of “jättisalamanteri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | salamanteri | salamander mythical creature |
| 2 | Swedish | salamander | a salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata) |
| 3 | French | salamandre | salamander |
| 4 | Old French | salamandre | salamander |
| 5 | Latin | salamandra | salamander |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σαλαμάνδρα | fire salamander |
| 7 | Persian | سمندر | salamander; a mythological fire-dwelling creature... |
| 8 | Persian | سام | fire; flame; swell, swelling |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćyaHmás | black |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱyeh₁-mó-s | black, dark |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |