Where does “safiiritetra” come from?

safiiritetra (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.

safiiritetra (Finnish): Colombian tetra, blue-red Colombian tetra, Hyphessobrycon columbianus species of tropical freshwater fish native to the Acandí River in northwestern Colombia, used as aquarium fish

Definitions

  1. Colombian tetra, blue-red Colombian tetra, Hyphessobrycon columbianus species of tropical freshwater fish native to the Acandí River in northwestern Colombia, used as aquarium fish

Ancestry of “safiiritetra”, step by step

safiiritetra traces back through two 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 safiiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsafiirisapphire
2Swedishsafirsapphire
3Latinsapphīrusa blue gem from the east, probably the lapis lazuli
4Ancient Greekσάπφειροςsapphire
5Hebrewסַפִּיר
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥Every word from Ancient Greek πτερόν