Where does “kardinaalikala” come from?

kardinaalikala (Finnish) comes from Finnish kardinaali, from Latin cardinālis, from Latin cardō, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

kardinaalikala (Finnish): White Cloud Mountain minnow, Tanichthys albonubes

Definitions

  1. White Cloud Mountain minnow, Tanichthys albonubes

Ancestry of “kardinaalikala”, step by step

kardinaalikala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kardinaali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkardinaalicardinal
2Latincardinālisof or pertaining to a door hinge
3Latincardōhinge (of a door or gate), usually a pivot and socket in Roman times
4Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Latin carduus →Every word from Latin cardō →