Where does β€œkarppikala” come from?

karppikala (Finnish) comes from Finnish karppi, from Estonian karp, from Middle Low German karpe, from Latin carpa, from Gothic πŒΊπŒ°π‚π€πŒ° β€” carp.

karppikala (Finnish): cyprinoid; in plural also, Cypriniformes

Definitions

  1. cyprinoid; in plural also, Cypriniformes

Ancestry of β€œkarppikala”, step by step

karppikala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkarppiA common carp; Any fish in the carp family
2Estoniankarpbox; carp
3Middle Low Germankarpecarp fish
4LatincarpaA carp
5GothicπŒΊπŒ°π‚π€πŒ°carp

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-UralickΓ€lΓ€fish
Every word from Gothic πŒΊπŒ°π‚π€πŒ° β†’Every word from Latin carpa β†’Every word from Middle Low German karpe β†’