Where does “kalastelija” come from?
kalastelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalastella, from Finnish kalastaa, from Ingrian kala, from Proto-Finnic kala, from Proto-Uralic kälä — fish.
kalastelija (Finnish): casual fisher
Definitions
- casual fisher
Ancestry of “kalastelija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kalastella | To fish; To phish |
| 2 | Finnish | kalastaa | To fish |
| 3 | Ingrian | kala | fish |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kala | fish |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | kälä | fish |