Where does “alaskanseiti” come from?
alaskanseiti (Finnish) comes from Finnish Alaska, from English Alaska, from Russian Аля́ска, from Aleut alaxsxaq — that toward which the action of the sea is...
alaskanseiti (Finnish): Alaska pollock
Definitions
- Alaska pollock
Ancestry of “alaskanseiti”, step by step
alaskanseiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Alaska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Alaska | — |
| 2 | English | Alaska | Ellipsis of baked Alaska |
| 3 | Russian | Аля́ска | — |
| 4 | Aleut | alaxsxaq | that toward which the action of the sea is... |
via Finnish seiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seiti | saithe, pollock |