Where does “kalaleike” come from?

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

kalaleike (Finnish): fish cutlet

Definitions

  1. fish cutlet

Ancestry of “kalaleike”, step by step

kalaleike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kala

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

via Finnish leike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikeescalope; clip, clipping
2Finnishleikatato cut; to incise; to mow
3Proto-Finnicleik'at'akto cut
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Finnish kala →