Where does “keltapyrstöpiikkimakrilli” come from?
keltapyrstöpiikkimakrilli (Finnish) comes from Finnish piikkimakrilli, from Finnish makrilli, from Swedish makrill, from Dutch makreel, from Middle Dutch makereel, from Old French maquerel, from Middle Dutch makelare, from Low German maken — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.
keltapyrstöpiikkimakrilli (Finnish): Japanese amberjack, Pacific yellowtail, hamachi, Seriola quinqueradiata
Definitions
- Japanese amberjack, Pacific yellowtail, hamachi, Seriola quinqueradiata
Ancestry of “keltapyrstöpiikkimakrilli”, step by step
keltapyrstöpiikkimakrilli traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish piikkimakrilli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piikkimakrilli | horse mackerel, Atlantic horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus |
| 2 | Finnish | makrilli | mackerel, "Scomber scombrus" |
| 3 | Swedish | makrill | mackerel, Scomber scombrus |
| 4 | Dutch | makreel | mackerel, "Scomber scombrus"; Any fish of the... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | makereel | — |
| 6 | Old French | maquerel | mackerel |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | makelare | — |
| 8 | Low German | maken | To make |
| 9 | Middle Low German | māken | — |
| 10 | Old Saxon | makōn | to make |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |
via Finnish pyrstö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyrstö | tail |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | burstiz | bristle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bʰurstís | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥s-tí-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |