Where does “koukkukalastus” come from?

koukkukalastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalastus, from Finnish kalastaa, from Ingrian kala, from Proto-Finnic kala, from Proto-Uralic kälä — fish.

koukkukalastus (Finnish): angling, fishing with a fishhook, hook fishing

Definitions

  1. angling, fishing with a fishhook, hook fishing

Ancestry of “koukkukalastus”, step by step

koukkukalastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalastusfishing
2FinnishkalastaaTo fish
3Ingriankalafish
4Proto-Finnickalafish
5Proto-Uralickäläfish

via Finnish koukku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoukkuhook; addiction; used in inessive, elative and...
2Proto-Finnickoukkuhook, hook-shaped tool
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Ingrian kala →
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