Where does “liitokala” come from?
liitokala (Finnish) comes from Finnish liito, from Finnish liitää, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.
liitokala (Finnish): flying fish
Ancestry of “liitokala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | liito | glide |
| 2 | Finnish | liitää | to sail; to glide; to soar |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | glīdaną | to glide; slide |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰleydʰ- | to glide |