Where does “Siikalatva” come from?

Siikalatva (Finnish) comes from Finnish siika, from Proto-Finnic siika — common whitefish, lavaret (Coregonus lavaretus).

Siikalatva (Finnish): formed in 2009 by merger of the former municipalities Kestilä, Piippola, Pulkkila and Rantsila

Definitions

  1. formed in 2009 by merger of the former municipalities Kestilä, Piippola, Pulkkila and Rantsila

Ancestry of “Siikalatva”, step by step

Siikalatva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiikacommon whitefish, lavaret, or any of its subspecies
2Proto-Finnicsiikacommon whitefish, lavaret (Coregonus lavaretus)

via Finnish latva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlatvatreetop; headwaters
2Proto-Finniclatvatreetop

Words derived from “Siikalatva”

Every word from Proto-Finnic siika →Every word from Finnish siika →