Where does “japaninjättisalamanteri” come from?
japaninjättisalamanteri (Finnish) comes from Finnish jättisalamanteri, from Finnish salamanteri, from Swedish salamander, from French salamandre, from Old French salamandre, from Latin salamandra, from Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα, from Persian سمندر — darkness, shadow.
japaninjättisalamanteri (Finnish): Japanese giant salamander, Andrias japonicus
Definitions
- Japanese giant salamander, Andrias japonicus
Ancestry of “japaninjättisalamanteri”, step by step
japaninjättisalamanteri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jättisalamanteri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jättisalamanteri | any giant salamander of the genus Andrias |
| 2 | Finnish | salamanteri | salamander mythical creature |
| 3 | Swedish | salamander | a salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata) |
| 4 | French | salamandre | salamander |
| 5 | Old French | salamandre | salamander |
| 6 | Latin | salamandra | salamander |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σαλαμάνδρα | fire salamander |
| 8 | Persian | سمندر | salamander; a mythological fire-dwelling creature... |
| 9 | Persian | سام | fire; flame; swell, swelling |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćyaHmás | black |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱyeh₁-mó-s | black, dark |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |