Where does “jääturska” come from?

jääturska (Finnish) comes from Finnish turska, from Proto-Finnic turska, from Proto-Germanic þurskaz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

jääturska (Finnish): Atlantic tomcod, tomcod, tommy cod

Definitions

  1. Atlantic tomcod, tomcod, tommy cod

Ancestry of “jääturska”, step by step

jääturska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish turska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishturskaA cod; loss
2Proto-Finnicturskacod (Gadus morhua)
3Proto-Germanicþurskazcod
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

via Finnish jää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjääice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =...
2Proto-Finnicjääice
3Proto-Uralicjäŋeice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurskaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic turska →