Where does “kulmatetra” come from?
kulmatetra (Finnish) comes from Finnish Tetra, from English tetra, from Translingual Tetragonopterus, from Ancient Greek πτερόν, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
kulmatetra (Finnish): hockey-stick tetra, penguin tetra, blackline thayeria, blackline penguin fish, penguin fish, Thayeria boehlkei species of characin fish endemic to Brazil and Peru, popular as aquarium fish
Definitions
- hockey-stick tetra, penguin tetra, blackline thayeria, blackline penguin fish, penguin fish, Thayeria boehlkei species of characin fish endemic to Brazil and Peru, popular as aquarium fish
Ancestry of “kulmatetra”, step by step
kulmatetra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Tetra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Tetra | Tetra Pak type of container |
| 2 | English | tetra | Any of numerous species of small South American... |
| 3 | Translingual | Tetragonopterus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πτερόν | feather; wing; Any winged creature |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
via Finnish kuľma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuľma | corner external point where two converging lines meet |