Where does “lohipato” come from?

lohipato (Finnish) comes from Finnish lohi, from Proto-Finnic lohi, from Proto-Baltic laśas.

lohipato (Finnish): fishweir, salmon weir

Definitions

  1. fishweir, salmon weir

Ancestry of “lohipato”, step by step

lohipato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlohisalmon; Atlantic salmon
2Proto-Finniclohisalmon
3Proto-Balticlaśas—

via Finnish pato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatodam, dike
2Finnishpäteäto apply, be valid
3Proto-Finnicpätedäk—
Every word from Proto-Baltic laśas →Every word from Proto-Finnic lohi →Every word from Finnish lohi →