Where does “liejukampela” come from?

liejukampela (Finnish) comes from Finnish kampela, from Finnish kampi, from Proto-Finnic kampi.

liejukampela (Finnish): American plaice, Hippoglossoides platessoides

Definitions

  1. American plaice, Hippoglossoides platessoides

Ancestry of “liejukampela”, step by step

liejukampela traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kampela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkampelaflounder, fluke, European flounder; flatfish
2Finnishkampicrank
3Proto-Finnickampi—

via Finnish lieju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliejumud, mire; gyttja
Every word from Proto-Finnic kampi →Every word from Finnish kampi →Every word from Finnish kampela →
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