Where does “lohiporras” come from?

lohiporras (Finnish) comes from Finnish porras, from Proto-Finnic pordas, from Proto-Germanic bordaz, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

lohiporras (Finnish): salmon ladder, fish ladder, fishway, fish pass,...

Definitions

  1. salmon ladder, fish ladder, fishway, fish pass,...

Ancestry of “lohiporras”, step by step

lohiporras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish porras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishporrasstep, stair
2Proto-Finnicpordasstair, step
3Proto-Germanicbordaz—
4Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via Finnish lohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlohisalmon; Atlantic salmon
2Proto-Finniclohisalmon
3Proto-Balticlaśas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic burdą →Every word from Proto-Germanic bordaz →