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

katkerokala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish katkero

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

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kačka- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kackera →Every word from Finnish katkera →