Where does “keltarihmakala” come from?

keltarihmakala (Finnish) comes from Finnish kala, from Proto-Finnic kala, from Proto-Uralic kälä — fish.

keltarihmakala (Finnish): golden gourami, Trichopodus trichopterus golden variant of

Definitions

  1. golden gourami, Trichopodus trichopterus golden variant of

Ancestry of “keltarihmakala”, step by step

keltarihmakala traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish

via Finnish kelta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeltayellow
2Proto-Finnickeltayellow; species of club moss used for dyeing...
3Proto-Balticgilˀtos—

via Finnish rihma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrihmathread; snare
2Proto-Finnicrihmastrap
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Finnish kala →