Where does “levykala” come from?
levykala (Finnish) comes from Finnish kala, from Proto-Finnic kala, from Proto-Uralic kälä — fish.
levykala (Finnish): spadefish
Ancestry of “levykala”, step by step
levykala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kala | fish; fishing; seafood |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kala | fish |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | kälä | fish |
via Finnish levy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | levy | plate; board; slab |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
Words derived from “levykala”