Where does “kalarattu” come from?

kalarattu (Finnish) comes from Finnish rattu, from Finnish rotta, from Old Swedish rotta, from Middle Low German rotte, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

kalarattu (Finnish): Synonym of kalansyöjärotta

Definitions

  1. Synonym of kalansyöjärotta

Ancestry of “kalarattu”, step by step

kalarattu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rattu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrattuNew World rat
2Finnishrottarat; unemployed person living on welfare
3Old Swedishrotta—
4Middle Low Germanrotte—
5Proto-Germanicrattazrat
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rattaz →Every word from Middle Low German rotte →