Where does “kirjolohi” come from?
kirjolohi (Finnish) comes from Finnish lohi, from Proto-Finnic lohi, from Proto-Baltic laśas.
kirjolohi (Finnish): rainbow trout
Ancestry of “kirjolohi”, step by step
kirjolohi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lohi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lohi | salmon; Atlantic salmon |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lohi | salmon |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | laśas | — |
via Finnish kirjo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirjo | spectrum; as a modifier in a compound term... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kirjoi | variegated, mottled, spotted |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kirja | decoration, carving, pattern |
Words derived from “kirjolohi”