Where does “kassilohi” come from?

kassilohi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kassi, from Swedish kasse, from Old Swedish karse — basket made from bast or rope.

kassilohi (Finnish): farmed salmon

Definitions

  1. farmed salmon

Ancestry of “kassilohi”, step by step

kassilohi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kassi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkassibag, satchel, tote bag; scrotum
2Swedishkassebag
3Old Swedishkarsebasket made from bast or rope

via Finnish lohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlohisalmon; Atlantic salmon
2Proto-Finniclohisalmon
3Proto-Balticlaśas—
Every word from Old Swedish karse →Every word from Swedish kasse →Every word from Finnish kassi →
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