Where does “verkkonuoliainen” come from?
verkkonuoliainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish verkko, from Proto-Finnic verkko, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
verkkonuoliainen (Finnish): yoyo loach, Almora loach, Pakistani loach, Botia almorhae freshwater fish belonging to the loach family Botiidae, originates in the slow-running and still waters of the Ganges basin, used as aquarium fish
Definitions
- yoyo loach, Almora loach, Pakistani loach, Botia almorhae freshwater fish belonging to the loach family Botiidae, originates in the slow-running and still waters of the Ganges basin, used as aquarium fish
Ancestry of “verkkonuoliainen”, step by step
verkkonuoliainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish verkko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | verkko | net; network; mesh |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | verkko | net, fishing net |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Finnish nuoliainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nuoliainen | loach |
| 2 | Finnish | -iäinen | Front vowel variant of -iainen |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |