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Where does “katkerokala” come from?

katkerokala (Finnish) comes from Finnish katkero, from Finnish katkera, from Proto-Finnic kackera, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kačka-.

katkerokala (Finnish): bitterling, especially the European bitterling

Definitions

  1. bitterling, especially the European bitterling

Ancestry of “katkerokala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatkerobitters; gentian
2Finnishkatkerabitter, resentful
3Proto-Finnickackera—
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*kačka-—
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