Where does “kalaisa” come from?

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

kalaisa (Finnish): rich in fish

Definitions

  1. rich in fish

Ancestry of “kalaisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Uralic käläEvery word from Proto-Finnic kalaEvery word from Finnish kala