Where does “lohimedaljonki” come from?

lohimedaljonki (Finnish) comes from Finnish medaljonki, from Swedish medaljong, from French médaillon, from French médaille, from Italian medaglia, from Medieval Latin medalia, from Latin medialia, from Latin medialis — to put, to place; to locate.

lohimedaljonki (Finnish): salmon medallion, salmon medaillon crosswise cut of salmon, or a dish made of it

Definitions

  1. salmon medallion, salmon medaillon crosswise cut of salmon, or a dish made of it

Ancestry of “lohimedaljonki”, step by step

lohimedaljonki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish medaljonki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmedaljonkilocket
2Swedishmedaljonga medallion (round or oval frame containing a decoration)
3Frenchmédaillonmedallion
4Frenchmédaillemedal
5Italianmedagliamedal; third-person singular present indicative...
6Medieval Latinmedaliahalf a denarius
7Latinmedialianominative neuter plural of mediālis; accusative...
8Latinmedialismedial; of or belonging to the middle
9Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
10Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
11Old Latinstlocus
12Proto-Italicstlokos
13Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Finnish lohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlohisalmon; Atlantic salmon
2Proto-Finniclohisalmon
3Proto-Balticlaśas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-Italic stlokosEvery word from Old Latin stlocus