Where does “sillikuningaskala” come from?

sillikuningaskala (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuningas, from Proto-Finnic kuningas, from Proto-Germanic kuningaz, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

sillikuningaskala (Finnish): chimera fish in the subclass Holocephali

Definitions

  1. chimera fish in the subclass Holocephali

Ancestry of “sillikuningaskala”, step by step

sillikuningaskala traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuningas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuningasking
2Proto-Finnickuningasking
3Proto-Germanickuningazking
4Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Finnish silli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsilliAtlantic herring, "Clupea harengus"; any of the...
2Swedishsilla herring
3Old Norsesíldherring
4Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-
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