Where does “kahlinta” come from?

kahlinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kahlita, from Finnish kahle, from Finnish kahlata, from Proto-Uralic kälä — fish.

kahlinta (Finnish): chaining, shackling

Definitions

  1. chaining, shackling

Ancestry of “kahlinta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkahlitato chain, shackle; to hamper
2Finnishkahleshackle; the open end of a dragnet or seine
3FinnishkahlataTo wade; To progress with difficulty
4Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Finnish kahlata →Every word from Finnish kahle →