Where does “lohi-istukas” come from?

lohi-istukas (Finnish) comes from Finnish istukas, from Finnish kas, from Finnish katso!, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.

lohi-istukas (Finnish): stocker salmon, hatchery salmon hatchery-spawned salmon, especially at or around the time of restocking it into natural waters

Definitions

  1. stocker salmon, hatchery salmon hatchery-spawned salmon, especially at or around the time of restocking it into natural waters

Ancestry of “lohi-istukas”, step by step

lohi-istukas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish istukas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishistukasA root vegetable kept for planting next spring;...
2Finnishkaslook!, oh!, my!, behold!; look
3Finnishkatso!look!
4Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
5Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
6Proto-Germanicgātijaną

via Finnish lohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlohisalmon; Atlantic salmon
2Proto-Finniclohisalmon
3Proto-Balticlaśas
Every word from Proto-Germanic gātijanąEvery word from Proto-Finnic kaccodakEvery word from Finnish katsoa
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