Where does “kalakukko” come from?

kalakukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kukko, from Proto-Finnic kukkoi, from Proto-Germanic kukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

kalakukko (Finnish): A traditional Savonian food made from fish baked...

Definitions

  1. A traditional Savonian food made from fish baked...

Ancestry of “kalakukko”, step by step

kalakukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkukkocock, rooster; any of the traditional types of...
2Proto-Finnickukkoirooster
3Proto-Germanickukkazcock, rooster, chicken
4Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

via Finnish kala

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

Words derived from “kalakukko

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw-Every word from Proto-Germanic kukkazEvery word from Proto-Finnic kukkoi