Where does “lohiperho” come from?

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

lohiperho (Finnish): salmon fly fly for fishing salmon

Definitions

  1. salmon fly fly for fishing salmon

Ancestry of “lohiperho”, step by step

lohiperho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lohi

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

via Finnish perho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperhofly fishing lure
2RussianПорфи́рийPorphyry
Every word from Proto-Baltic laśas →Every word from Proto-Finnic lohi →Every word from Finnish lohi →