Where does “salamanterieläin” come from?
salamanterieläin (Finnish) comes from Finnish salamanteri, from Swedish salamander, from French salamandre, from Old French salamandre, from Latin salamandra, from Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα, from Persian سمندر, from Persian سام — darkness, shadow.
salamanterieläin (Finnish): salamander long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order Caudata, superficially resembling a lizard
Definitions
- salamander long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order Caudata, superficially resembling a lizard
Ancestry of “salamanterieläin”, step by step
salamanterieläin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish salamanteri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | salamanteri | salamander mythical creature |
| 2 | Swedish | salamander | a salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata) |
| 3 | French | salamandre | salamander |
| 4 | Old French | salamandre | salamander |
| 5 | Latin | salamandra | salamander |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σαλαμάνδρα | fire salamander |
| 7 | Persian | سمندر | salamander; a mythological fire-dwelling creature... |
| 8 | Persian | سام | fire; flame; swell, swelling |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćyaHmás | black |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱyeh₁-mó-s | black, dark |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |