Where does “heittouistinkalastus” come from?
heittouistinkalastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish heittouistin, from Finnish uistin, from Finnish uistaa, from Finnish uida, from Proto-Finnic uidak, from Proto-Uralic uje-, from Hungarian -sz, from Proto-Slavic sь — whale, sea monster; abyss.
heittouistinkalastus (Finnish): lure casting, fishing with a casting lure
Definitions
- lure casting, fishing with a casting lure
Ancestry of “heittouistinkalastus”, step by step
heittouistinkalastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish heittouistin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | heittouistin | casting lure |
| 2 | Finnish | uistin | A swimming fishing lure, especially a spoon lure;... |
| 3 | Finnish | uistaa | Synonym of uistella; Third-person singular... |
| 4 | Finnish | uida | to swim; to bathe |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | uidak | to swim |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | uje- | to swim |
| 7 | Hungarian | -sz | Used to form the second-person singular present... |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | sь | this |
| 9 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śis | this here |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱís | this |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 12 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 13 | Russian | кит | whale; genitive plural of ки́та |
| 14 | Old Church Slavonic | китъ | whale |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | κῆτος | whale, sea monster; abyss |