Where does “jokihelmisimpukka” come from?
jokihelmisimpukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish helmisimpukka, from Finnish helmi, from Finnish Vilhelmiina, from German Wilhelmina, from German Wilhelm, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
jokihelmisimpukka (Finnish): freshwater pearl mussel
Definitions
- freshwater pearl mussel
Ancestry of “jokihelmisimpukka”, step by step
jokihelmisimpukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish helmisimpukka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | helmisimpukka | pearl oyster |
| 2 | Finnish | helmi | pearl; bead; gem |
| 3 | Finnish | Vilhelmiina | — |
| 4 | German | Wilhelmina | — |
| 5 | German | Wilhelm | William |
| 6 | Old High German | Willahelm | William |
| 7 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |