Where does “makrillihai” come from?
makrillihai (Finnish) comes from Finnish hai, from Swedish haj, from Dutch haai, from Vietnamese hái, from English Hi, from English high, from Middle English heigh, from Old English hēah — to be lying down; to settle.
makrillihai (Finnish): shortfin mako shark
Definitions
- shortfin mako shark
Ancestry of “makrillihai”, step by step
makrillihai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hai | shark; high card |
| 2 | Swedish | haj | shark |
| 3 | Dutch | haai | A shark, fish of the superorder Selachimorpha; A... |
| 4 | Vietnamese | hái | to pluck a plant or piece of fruit for later... |
| 5 | English | Hi | a short form of Hiram |
| 6 | English | high | Elevated, extending above a base or average... |
| 7 | Middle English | heigh | high; Alternative form of hey; Alternative form... |
| 8 | Old English | hēah | high, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime,... |
| 9 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via Finnish makrilli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | makrilli | mackerel, "Scomber scombrus" |
| 2 | Swedish | makrill | mackerel, Scomber scombrus |
| 3 | Dutch | makreel | mackerel, "Scomber scombrus"; Any fish of the... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | makereel | — |
| 5 | Old French | maquerel | mackerel |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | makelare | — |
| 7 | Low German | maken | To make |
| 8 | Middle Low German | māken | — |
| 9 | Old Saxon | makōn | to make |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |