Where does “kyttyrälohi” come from?

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

kyttyrälohi (Finnish): pink salmon, humpback salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha

Definitions

  1. pink salmon, humpback salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha

Ancestry of “kyttyrälohi”, step by step

kyttyrälohi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lohi

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

via Finnish kyttyrä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyttyrähump
Every word from Proto-Baltic laśas →Every word from Proto-Finnic lohi →Every word from Finnish lohi →
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