Where does “kalasääski” come from?

kalasääski (Finnish) comes from Finnish sääski, from Finnish sääksi, from Proto-Finnic sääkci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śäkće.

kalasääski (Finnish): osprey

Definitions

  1. osprey

Ancestry of “kalasääski”, step by step

kalasääski traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sääski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsääskimosquito; midge; osprey
2Finnishsääksiosprey; Translative singular form of sää
3Proto-Finnicsääkciosprey
4Proto-Finno-Ugricśäkće—

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śäkće →Every word from Proto-Finnic sääkci →Every word from Finnish sääksi →