Where does “jerkkikalastus” come from?

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

jerkkikalastus (Finnish): jerkbait fishing

Definitions

  1. jerkbait fishing

Ancestry of “jerkkikalastus”, step by step

jerkkikalastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalastus

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

via Finnish jerkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjerkkijerkbait
2EnglishjerkA sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially...
3Middle Englishyerksudden motion
4Old Englishġearcactive, quick; ready, active, quick
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