Where does “kalajaloste” come from?

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

kalajaloste (Finnish): processed fish (product)

Definitions

  1. processed fish (product)

Ancestry of “kalajaloste”, step by step

kalajaloste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kala

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

via Finnish jaloste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjalosteAny material, but especially a foodstuff,...
2FinnishjalostaaTo refine; To selectively breed
3Finnishjalonoble; fine, refined
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Finnish kala →