Where does “musta-aavetetra” come from?
musta-aavetetra (Finnish) comes from Finnish Tetra, from English tetra, from Translingual Tetragonopterus, from Ancient Greek πτερόν, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
musta-aavetetra (Finnish): black phantom tetra, Hyphessobrycon megalopterus species of fish
Definitions
- black phantom tetra, Hyphessobrycon megalopterus species of fish
Ancestry of “musta-aavetetra”, step by step
musta-aavetetra traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Tetra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Tetra | Tetra Pak type of container |
| 2 | English | tetra | Any of numerous species of small South American... |
| 3 | Translingual | Tetragonopterus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πτερόν | feather; wing; Any winged creature |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
via Finnish musta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | musta | black; black horse; Elative singular form of... |
| 2 | Finnish | -ntää | Front vowel variant of -ntaa |
via Finnish aave
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aave | phantom; ghost |