Where does “lohirysä” come from?

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

lohirysä (Finnish): salmon fyke

Definitions

  1. salmon fyke

Ancestry of “lohirysä”, step by step

lohirysä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lohi

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

via Finnish rysä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrysäfyke net, fyke type of fish-trap consisting of tubular nets that are supported by hoops
2Middle Low Germanrǖse—
Every word from Proto-Baltic laśas →Every word from Proto-Finnic lohi →Every word from Finnish lohi →