Where does “kuningatarsäppikala” come from?

kuningatarsäppikala (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuningatar, 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.

kuningatarsäppikala (Finnish): queen triggerfish, old wife, Balistes vetula reef dwelling triggerfish found in the Atlantic Ocean

Definitions

  1. queen triggerfish, old wife, Balistes vetula reef dwelling triggerfish found in the Atlantic Ocean

Ancestry of “kuningatarsäppikala”, step by step

kuningatarsäppikala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuningatar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuningatarqueen
2Finnishkuningasking
3Proto-Finnickuningasking
4Proto-Germanickuningazking
5Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Finnish säppikala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäppikalaleatherjacket, triggerfish
2Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
3Proto-Finnickalafish
4Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-
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