Where does “piikkikampela” come from?

piikkikampela (Finnish) comes from Finnish piikki, from Swedish spik, from Old Norse spíkr, from Proto-Germanic spīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

piikkikampela (Finnish): turbot

Definitions

  1. turbot

Ancestry of “piikkikampela”, step by step

piikkikampela traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish piikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiikkispike; Short for piikkikenkä; tine, prong
2Swedishspiknail; spike-shaped metal fastener; an fail-safe...
3Old Norsespíkr—
4Proto-Germanicspīkaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

via Finnish kampela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkampelaflounder, fluke, European flounder; flatfish
2Finnishkampicrank
3Proto-Finnickampi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spīkaz →Every word from Old Norse spíkr →
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