Where does “saumakirjoahven” come from?

saumakirjoahven (Finnish) comes from Finnish sauma, from Proto-Norse saumaʀ, from Proto-Germanic saumaz, from Proto-Indo-European syuHmen-, from Proto-Indo-European siH-u-.

saumakirjoahven (Finnish): green terror, Andinoacara rivulatus colorful freshwater cichlid fish originating from the Pacific side of South America, commonly kept as aquarium fish

Definitions

  1. green terror, Andinoacara rivulatus colorful freshwater cichlid fish originating from the Pacific side of South America, commonly kept as aquarium fish

Ancestry of “saumakirjoahven”, step by step

saumakirjoahven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sauma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaumaseam; chance, window of opportunity
2Proto-Norsesaumaʀ—
3Proto-Germanicsaumazstitch, seam, hem, edge
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansyuHmen-band
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansiH-u-—

via Finnish kirjoahven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjoahvencichlid
2Finnishkirjospectrum; as a modifier in a compound term...
3Proto-Finnickirjoivariegated, mottled, spotted
4Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Indo-European siH-u- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European syuHmen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic saumaz →