Where does “ahvenkala” come from?

ahvenkala (Finnish) comes from Finnish kala, from Proto-Finnic kala, from Proto-Uralic kälä — fish.

ahvenkala (Finnish): perciform

Definitions

  1. perciform

Ancestry of “ahvenkala”, step by step

ahvenkala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish

via Finnish ahven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishahvenEuropean perch, "Perca fluviatilis"; perch;...
2Proto-Finnicahvenperch
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Finnish kala →