Where does “neulanokkakala” come from?

neulanokkakala (Finnish) comes from Finnish neula, from Proto-Finnic neekla, from Proto-Germanic nēþlō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

neulanokkakala (Finnish): keeltail needlefish, Platybelone argalus

Definitions

  1. keeltail needlefish, Platybelone argalus

Ancestry of “neulanokkakala”, step by step

neulanokkakala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish neula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneulaneedle; needle, stylus
2Proto-Finnicneekla—
3Proto-Germanicnēþlōneedle
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via Finnish nokkakala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnokkakalaneedlefish fish of the family
2Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
3Proto-Finnickalafish
4Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic nēþlō →Every word from Proto-Finnic neekla →