Where does “kalamureke” come from?

kalamureke (Finnish) comes from Finnish mureke, from Finnish ke, from Finnish kerä, from Finnish keralla, from Finnish kerralla — Adessive singular form of kerta; at one time,...

kalamureke (Finnish): fish cake, fish loaf

Definitions

  1. fish cake, fish loaf

Ancestry of “kalamureke”, step by step

kalamureke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mureke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmurekemeatloaf or similar dish
2FinnishkeAbbreviation of keskiviikko
3Finnishkeräball
4Finnishkerallawith, accompanying
5FinnishkerrallaAdessive singular form of kerta; at one time,...

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Finnish kerralla →