Where does “tylppäpyrstömolva” come from?

tylppäpyrstömolva (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyrstö, from Proto-Germanic burstiz, from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

tylppäpyrstömolva (Finnish): blue ling

Definitions

  1. blue ling

Ancestry of “tylppäpyrstömolva”, step by step

tylppäpyrstömolva traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyrstö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyrstötail
2Proto-Germanicburstizbristle
3Proto-Germanicbʰurstís—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥s-tí-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Finnish tylppä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtylppäblunt; obtuse
2Proto-Finnictülppäblunt

via Finnish molva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmolvaling; common ling, "Molva molva"
2taxonomic nameMolva—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥s-tí-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic bʰurstís →