Where does “hiilloskala” come from?

hiilloskala (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiillos, from Finnish hiiltää, from Finnish hiili, from Proto-Finnic hiili — charcoal; ember.

hiilloskala (Finnish): fish grilled or cooked on charcoal

Definitions

  1. fish grilled or cooked on charcoal

Ancestry of “hiilloskala”, step by step

hiilloskala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiillos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiillosembers smoldering or glowing remains of a fire
2Finnishhiiltääto char; Third-person singular indicative present...
3Finnishhiilicoal; charcoal; carbon
4Proto-Finnichiilicharcoal; ember

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Finnic hiili →