Where does “kalanpyydys” come from?

kalanpyydys (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyydys, from Finnish pyytää, from Proto-Finnic püütädäk, from Proto-Uralic püwtä-.

kalanpyydys (Finnish): any equipment put into water that is used to catch fish

Definitions

  1. any equipment put into water that is used to catch fish

Ancestry of “kalanpyydys”, step by step

kalanpyydys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyydys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyydystrap
2Finnishpyytääto request, ask; to demand, insist; to petition,...
3Proto-Finnicpüütädäkto catch; to hunt
4Proto-Uralicpüwtä-—

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Uralic püwtä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic püütädäk →Every word from Finnish pyytää →