Where does “kalanrehu” come from?

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

kalanrehu (Finnish): fish fodder fodder for fish

Definitions

  1. fish fodder fodder for fish

Ancestry of “kalanrehu”, step by step

kalanrehu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kala

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

via Finnish rehu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrehufodder, animal feed
2Proto-Finnicrehugrass
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Finnish kala →