Where does “kalainen” come from?

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

kalainen (Finnish): rich in fish

Definitions

  1. rich in fish

Ancestry of “kalainen”, step by step

kalainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kala

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

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—

Words derived from “kalainen”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →