Where does “mustalabeo” come from?
mustalabeo (Finnish) comes from Finnish musta, from Finnish -ntää — Front vowel variant of -ntaa.
mustalabeo (Finnish): black sharkminnow, black labeo, Labeo chrysophekadion freshwater fish in the carp family, found in river basins of SE Asia
Definitions
- black sharkminnow, black labeo, Labeo chrysophekadion freshwater fish in the carp family, found in river basins of SE Asia
Ancestry of “mustalabeo”, step by step
mustalabeo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 labeo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | labeo | — |