Where does “lohisiima” come from?

lohisiima (Finnish) comes from Finnish siima, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *siima, from Proto-Germanic sīmô, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁i- — to tie, bind.

lohisiima (Finnish): salmon fishing line

Definitions

  1. salmon fishing line

Ancestry of “lohisiima”, step by step

lohisiima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiimafishing line, fishline; flagellum
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*siima—
3Proto-Germanicsīmôrope, cord, string
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁i-to tie, bind

via Finnish lohi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlohisalmon; Atlantic salmon
2Proto-Finniclohisalmon
3Proto-Balticlaśas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁i- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīmô →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *siima →