Where does “koiralohi” come from?

koiralohi (Finnish) comes from Finnish koira, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

koiralohi (Finnish): chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta

Definitions

  1. chum salmon, Oncorhynchus keta

Ancestry of “koiralohi”, step by step

koiralohi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoiradog; dog paddle; military police
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish lohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlohisalmon; Atlantic salmon
2Proto-Finniclohisalmon
3Proto-Balticlaśas—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →