Where does “siperiansampi” come from?

siperiansampi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sampi, from Proto-Finnic sampi, from Proto-Uralic śampe.

siperiansampi (Finnish): Siberian sturgeon

Definitions

  1. Siberian sturgeon

Ancestry of “siperiansampi”, step by step

siperiansampi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sampi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsampisturgeon; European sea sturgeon, common sturgeon,...
2Proto-Finnicsampisturgeon (Acipenseridae)
3Proto-Uralicśampe—

via Finnish Siperia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSiperiaSiberia's; of Siberia; Siberia
2RussianСиби́рьSiberia
Every word from Proto-Uralic śampe →Every word from Proto-Finnic sampi →Every word from Finnish sampi →