Where does “simpukkatumake” come from?

simpukkatumake (Finnish) comes from Finnish simpukka, from Russian же́мчуг, from Old East Slavic жьмьчюгъ, from Khazar *ǯinǯü, from Common Turkic *yinǯü, from Middle Chinese 珍珠.

simpukkatumake (Finnish): cochlear nucleus

Definitions

  1. cochlear nucleus

Ancestry of “simpukkatumake”, step by step

simpukkatumake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish simpukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsimpukkabivalve any species of mollusks belonging to the class; the class Bivalvia
2Russianже́мчугpearl
3Old East Slavicжьмьчюгъ—
4Khazar*ǯinǯü—
5Common Turkic*yinǯü—
6Middle Chinese珍珠—

via Finnish tumake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtumakenucleus
2FinnishkeAbbreviation of keskiviikko
3Finnishkeräball
4Finnishkerallawith, accompanying
5FinnishkerrallaAdessive singular form of kerta; at one time,...
Every word from Middle Chinese 珍珠 →