Where does “kalaharava” come from?

kalaharava (Finnish) comes from Finnish kala, from Proto-Finnic kala, from Proto-Uralic kälä — fish.

Ancestry of “kalaharava”, step by step

kalaharava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish

via Finnish harava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharavarake
2Proto-Finnicharabranch, fork
3Proto-Finno-Permicšara—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Finnish kala →