Where does “kirjolohikeitto” come from?

kirjolohikeitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjolohi, from Finnish lohi, from Proto-Finnic lohi, from Proto-Baltic laśas.

kirjolohikeitto (Finnish): rainbow trout soup, rainbow trout chowder

Definitions

  1. rainbow trout soup, rainbow trout chowder

Ancestry of “kirjolohikeitto”, step by step

kirjolohikeitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirjolohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjolohirainbow trout
2Finnishlohisalmon; Atlantic salmon
3Proto-Finniclohisalmon
4Proto-Balticlaśas—

via Finnish keitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeittosoup; boiling; booze
2FinnishkeittääTo boil; to boil over; To cook; To cook up
3Proto-Uralickeje-—
Every word from Proto-Baltic laśas →Every word from Proto-Finnic lohi →Every word from Finnish lohi →