Where does “Koillisväylä” come from?

Koillisväylä (Finnish) comes from Finnish koillinen, from Finnish koi, from Japanese 鯉, from Old Japanese こい.

Koillisväylä (Finnish): Northeast Passage

Definitions

  1. Northeast Passage

Ancestry of “Koillisväylä”, step by step

Koillisväylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koillinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoillinennortheast; northeastern
2Finnishkoishort form of vaatekoi Tineola bisselliella,...
3Japanese鯉carp, specifically, the common carp
4Old Japaneseこい—

via Finnish väylä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväyläany route one can travel, especially one that is...
Every word from Old Japanese こい →Every word from Japanese 鯉 →Every word from Finnish koi →