Where does “kalavelka” come from?

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

kalavelka (Finnish): grudge, will to revenge for unfair or perceived unfair treatment

Definitions

  1. grudge, will to revenge for unfair or perceived unfair treatment

Ancestry of “kalavelka”, step by step

kalavelka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish

via Finnish velka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvelkadebt
2Proto-Finnicvelkadebt
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Finnish kala →