Where does “kalaporras” come from?

kalaporras (Finnish) comes from Finnish porras, from Proto-Finnic pordas, from Proto-Germanic bordaz, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

kalaporras (Finnish): fish ladder, fishway, fish pass, fish steps

Definitions

  1. fish ladder, fishway, fish pass, fish steps

Ancestry of “kalaporras”, step by step

kalaporras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish porras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishporrasstep, stair
2Proto-Finnicpordasstair, step
3Proto-Germanicbordaz—
4Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burdą →Every word from Proto-Germanic bordaz →