Where does “kalastaa” come from?

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

kalastaa (Finnish): To fish

Definitions

  1. To fish

Ancestry of “kalastaa”, step by step

kalastaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankalafish
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood

Words derived from “kalastaa

Every word from Proto-Uralic käläEvery word from Proto-Finnic kalaEvery word from Ingrian kala