Where does “punaevätetra” come from?

punaevätetra (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.

punaevätetra (Finnish): bloodfin tetra, Aphyocharax anisitsi

Definitions

  1. bloodfin tetra, Aphyocharax anisitsi

Ancestry of “punaevätetra”, step by step

punaevätetra traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Tetra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTetraTetra Pak type of container
2EnglishtetraAny of numerous species of small South American...
3TranslingualTetragonopterus—
4Ancient Greekπτερόνfeather; wing; Any winged creature
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Finnish puna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair

via Finnish evä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheväfin
2Proto-Finniceväfin (appendage of a fish)
3Proto-Uralicewäfin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek πτερόν →