Where does “lasitetra” come from?

lasitetra (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;...

lasitetra (Finnish): glaas bloodfin tetra, Prionobrama filigera small translucent fish native to the Amazon basin, commonly kept as pet in hobby aquariums

Definitions

  1. glaas bloodfin tetra, Prionobrama filigera small translucent fish native to the Amazon basin, commonly kept as pet in hobby aquariums

Ancestry of “lasitetra”, step by step

lasitetra 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 Tetra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTetraTetra Pak type of container
2EnglishtetraAny of numerous species of small South American...
3TranslingualTetragonopterus
4Ancient Greekπτερόνfeather; wing; Any winged creature
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel-Every word from Proto-Germanic glasąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic glas
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