Where does “smaragdipuuboa” come from?

smaragdipuuboa (Finnish) comes from Finnish smaragdi, from Swedish smaragd, from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.

smaragdipuuboa (Finnish): emerald tree boa, "Corallus caninus"

Definitions

  1. emerald tree boa, "Corallus caninus"

Ancestry of “smaragdipuuboa”, step by step

smaragdipuuboa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish smaragdi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsmaragdiemerald
2Swedishsmaragdemerald
3Latinsmaragdusemerald
4Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
5Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning

via Finnish puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood

via Finnish boa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishboaboa snake
2LatinboaA large snake native to Roman Italy; A disease,...
Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq- →Every word from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος →Every word from Latin smaragdus →