Where does “kalahissi” come from?

kalahissi (Finnish) comes from Finnish hissi, from Swedish hiss, from Swedish hissa, from Dutch hijsen, from Middle Dutch hisen.

kalahissi (Finnish): fish lift, fish elevator a type of

Definitions

  1. fish lift, fish elevator a type of

Ancestry of “kalahissi”, step by step

kalahissi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hissi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhissielevator, lift; elevator as metaphor for mental...
2Swedishhisselevator, lift
3Swedishhissato hoist; to throw someone in the air; to praise...
4Dutchhijsento pull up, hoist
5Middle Dutchhisen—

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Middle Dutch hisen →Every word from Dutch hijsen →Every word from Swedish hissa →