Where does “kynäkala” come from?

kynäkala (Finnish) comes from Finnish kynä, from Proto-Finnic künä, from Proto-Finno-Permic küńä.

kynäkala (Finnish): diptail pencilfish

Definitions

  1. diptail pencilfish

Ancestry of “kynäkala”, step by step

kynäkala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kynä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynäpencil; pen; quill, hollow shaft
2Proto-Finnickünätrough
3Proto-Finno-Permicküńä—

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic küńä →Every word from Proto-Finnic künä →Every word from Finnish kynä →