Where does “vuollejokisimpukka” come from?
vuollejokisimpukka (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.
vuollejokisimpukka (Finnish): thick shelled river mussel (Unio crassus) species of freshwater mussel in the family
Definitions
- thick shelled river mussel (Unio crassus) species of freshwater mussel in the family
Ancestry of “vuollejokisimpukka”, step by step
vuollejokisimpukka 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 | — |