Where does “limaajakala” come from?

limaajakala (Finnish) comes from Finnish limaaja, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

limaajakala (Finnish): hagfish

Definitions

  1. hagfish

Ancestry of “limaajakala”, step by step

limaajakala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish limaaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlimaajaSynonym of limanahkiainen
2Finnishjäice
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe—
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →