Where does “kuhaverkko” come from?

kuhaverkko (Finnish) comes from Finnish verkko, from Proto-Finnic verkko, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

kuhaverkko (Finnish): zander net

Definitions

  1. zander net

Ancestry of “kuhaverkko”, step by step

kuhaverkko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish verkko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverkkonet; network; mesh
2Proto-Finnicverkkonet, fishing net
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Finnish kuha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuhazander; pike-perch; as long as, provided
2Proto-Finnickuhazander (Sander lucioperca)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →