Where does “avomerikalastus” come from?

avomerikalastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalastus, from Finnish kalastaa, from Ingrian kala, from Proto-Finnic kala, from Proto-Uralic kälä — fish.

avomerikalastus (Finnish): deep-sea fishing

Definitions

  1. deep-sea fishing

Ancestry of “avomerikalastus”, step by step

avomerikalastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalastusfishing
2FinnishkalastaaTo fish
3Ingriankalafish
4Proto-Finnickalafish
5Proto-Uralickäläfish

via Finnish avomeri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavomerihigh seas
2Ingrianmerisea
3Proto-Finnicmerisea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Ingrian kala →