Where does “kalalisko” come from?

kalalisko (Finnish) comes from Finnish lisko, from Finnish sisilisko, from Proto-Finnic sisalikko, from Proto-Uralic čońśe — lizard.

kalalisko (Finnish): ichthyosaur

Definitions

  1. ichthyosaur

Ancestry of “kalalisko”, step by step

kalalisko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lisko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliskolizard; newt
2Finnishsisiliskocommon lizard, viviparous lizard, "Zootoca...
3Proto-Finnicsisalikkocommon lizard, viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara)
4Proto-Uralicčońśelizard

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Uralic čońśe →Every word from Proto-Finnic sisalikko →Every word from Finnish sisilisko →