Where does “kuningaslohi” come from?

kuningaslohi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuningas, from Proto-Finnic kuningas, from Proto-Germanic kuningaz, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kuningaslohi (Finnish): chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Definitions

  1. chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

Ancestry of “kuningaslohi”, step by step

kuningaslohi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuningas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuningasking
2Proto-Finnickuningasking
3Proto-Germanickuningazking
4Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Finnish lohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlohisalmon; Atlantic salmon
2Proto-Finniclohisalmon
3Proto-Balticlaśas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →
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