Where does “sysijokisimpukka” come from?
sysijokisimpukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish jokisimpukka, from Finnish simpukka, from Russian же́мчуг, from Old East Slavic жьмьчюгъ, from Khazar *ǯinǯü, from Common Turkic *yinǯü, from Middle Chinese 珍珠.
sysijokisimpukka (Finnish): swollen river mussel (Unio tumidus species of freshwater mussel in the family
Definitions
- swollen river mussel (Unio tumidus species of freshwater mussel in the family
Ancestry of “sysijokisimpukka”, step by step
sysijokisimpukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jokisimpukka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jokisimpukka | river mussel, unionid any freshwater mussel of the family |
| 2 | Finnish | simpukka | bivalve any species of mollusks belonging to the class; the class Bivalvia |
| 3 | Russian | же́мчуг | pearl |
| 4 | Old East Slavic | жьмьчюгъ | — |
| 5 | Khazar | *ǯinǯü | — |
| 6 | Common Turkic | *yinǯü | — |
| 7 | Middle Chinese | 珍珠 | — |