Where does “järvisiika” come from?

järvisiika (Finnish) comes from Finnish järvi, from Latin -la — nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

järvisiika (Finnish): common whitefish, Coregonus lavaretus nilssoni morph of

Definitions

  1. common whitefish, Coregonus lavaretus nilssoni morph of

Ancestry of “järvisiika”, step by step

järvisiika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish järvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärvilake
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

via Finnish siika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiikacommon whitefish, lavaret, or any of its subspecies
2Proto-Finnicsiikacommon whitefish, lavaret (Coregonus lavaretus)
Every word from Latin -la →Every word from Finnish järvi →