Where does “keltaevätonnikala” come from?
keltaevätonnikala (Finnish) comes from Finnish tonnikala, from Swedish tonfisk, from Swedish fisk, from Old Swedish fisker, from Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.
keltaevätonnikala (Finnish): yellowfin tuna
Definitions
- yellowfin tuna
Ancestry of “keltaevätonnikala”, step by step
keltaevätonnikala traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tonnikala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tonnikala | tuna fish; flesh of the fish used as food |
| 2 | Swedish | tonfisk | tuna (as fish and food) |
| 3 | Swedish | fisk | fish |
| 4 | Old Swedish | fisker | fish |
| 5 | Old Norse | fiskr | a fish |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fiskaz | fish |
| 7 | Indo-European | *peysk- | — |