Where does “salamanteri” come from?
salamanteri (Finnish) comes from Swedish salamander, from French salamandre, from Old French salamandre, from Latin salamandra, from Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα, from Persian سمندر, from Persian سام, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHmás — darkness, shadow.
salamanteri (Finnish): salamander mythical creature
Definitions
- salamander mythical creature
Ancestry of “salamanteri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | salamander | a salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata) |
| 2 | French | salamandre | salamander |
| 3 | Old French | salamandre | salamander |
| 4 | Latin | salamandra | salamander |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σαλαμάνδρα | fire salamander |
| 6 | Persian | سمندر | salamander; a mythological fire-dwelling creature... |
| 7 | Persian | سام | fire; flame; swell, swelling |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćyaHmás | black |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱyeh₁-mó-s | black, dark |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |