Where does “kalanrakko” come from?

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

kalanrakko (Finnish): swim bladder

Definitions

  1. swim bladder

Ancestry of “kalanrakko”, step by step

kalanrakko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kala

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

via Finnish rakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakkobladder; blister; vesicle
2Proto-Finnicrakkobladder; blister
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Finnish kala →