Where does “keisarihummeri” come from?

keisarihummeri (Finnish) comes from Finnish keisari, from Old Swedish keysar, from Middle Low German keiser, from Old High German keisar, from Indonesian kaisar, from Dutch keizer, from Middle Dutch keiser, from Old Dutch keiser — hair.

keisarihummeri (Finnish): Norway lobster, langoustine

Definitions

  1. Norway lobster, langoustine

Ancestry of “keisarihummeri”, step by step

keisarihummeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keisari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeisariemperor
2Old Swedishkeysaremperor
3Middle Low Germankeiseremperor
4Old High Germankeisaremperor
5Indonesiankaisaremperor; empress
6Dutchkeizeremperor
7Middle Dutchkeiser
8Old Dutchkeiseremperor
9Proto-Germanickaisarazemperor
10LatinCaesarJulius Caesar; emperor
11Latincaesariesor hair
12Proto-Indo-Europeankéysero-hair

via Finnish hummeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhummerilobster
2Swedishhummerlobster
3Old Norsehumarrlobster
4Proto-Germanic*humarazlobster
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