Where does “punahammasahven” come from?

punahammasahven (Finnish) comes from Finnish hammasahven, from Finnish hammas, from Proto-Finnic hambas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

punahammasahven (Finnish): red seabream, red pargo, red porgy, silver seabream, Pagrus major commercially important species of marine ray-finned fish found in the Western Pacific Ocean

Definitions

  1. red seabream, red pargo, red porgy, silver seabream, Pagrus major commercially important species of marine ray-finned fish found in the Western Pacific Ocean

Ancestry of “punahammasahven”, step by step

punahammasahven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hammasahven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhammasahvenporgy, sea bream
2Finnishhammastooth
3Proto-Finnichambastooth
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

via Finnish puna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpunaThe color red
2Proto-Finnicpunared
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpunacolor, hair
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰosEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas
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