Where does “kalansaalis” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kalansaalis”, step by step

kalansaalis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kala

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

via Finnish saalis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaalisprey, catch; kill; loot, plunder, booty
2Proto-Finnicsaalisprey, catch
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Finnish kala →
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