Where does “kiiltolahna” come from?

kiiltolahna (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiilto, from Finnish -ö — Front vowel variant of -o.

kiiltolahna (Finnish): Lampris guttatus

Definitions

  1. Lampris guttatus

Ancestry of “kiiltolahna”, step by step

kiiltolahna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kiilto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiiltoglint, gleam, shine; lustre
2Finnish-öFront vowel variant of -o

via Finnish lahna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlahnacarp bream, bream UK, Abramis brama
2Proto-Finniclahnacarp bream, bream
Every word from Finnish -ö →Every word from Finnish kiilto →