Where does “kalasumppu” come from?

kalasumppu (Finnish) comes from Finnish sumppu, from Swedish sump, from Middle Low German sump, from Old Saxon sump, from Proto-Germanic sumpaz — fungus, sponge; swamp, marsh.

kalasumppu (Finnish): fish corf

Definitions

  1. fish corf

Ancestry of “kalasumppu”, step by step

kalasumppu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sumppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsumppucorf container to keep caught fish alive under water
2Swedishsumpa corf, a container for keeping live fish
3Middle Low Germansumpmarsh, swamp
4Old Saxonsumpswamp, marsh
5Proto-Germanicsumpazfungus, sponge; swamp, marsh

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Germanic sumpaz →Every word from Old Saxon sump →Every word from Middle Low German sump →