Where does “lasiahven” come from?

lasiahven (Finnish) comes from Finnish lasi, from Swedish glas, from Old Swedish glas, from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas, from Proto-West Germanic glas, from Proto-Germanic glasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

lasiahven (Finnish): Indian glassy fish, Indian glassy perch, Indian X-ray fish, Parambassis ranga species of transparent freshwater fish in the Asiatic glassfish family Ambassidae, native to South Asia from Pakistan to Malaysia, often kept as aquarium fish

Definitions

  1. Indian glassy fish, Indian glassy perch, Indian X-ray fish, Parambassis ranga species of transparent freshwater fish in the Asiatic glassfish family Ambassidae, native to South Asia from Pakistan to Malaysia, often kept as aquarium fish

Ancestry of “lasiahven”, step by step

lasiahven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lasi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlasiglass; bells; ice
2Swedishglasglass
3Old Swedishglas
4Middle Low Germanglasglass
5Old Saxonglasglass
6Proto-West Germanicglasglass
7Proto-Germanicglasąglass
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

via Finnish ahven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishahvenEuropean perch, "Perca fluviatilis"; perch;...
2Proto-Finnicahvenperch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel-Every word from Proto-Germanic glasąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic glas
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