Where does “loimusiika” come from?

loimusiika (Finnish) comes from Finnish siika, from Proto-Finnic siika — common whitefish, lavaret (Coregonus lavaretus).

loimusiika (Finnish): a dish made of common whitefish that is very similar to loimulohi

Definitions

  1. a dish made of common whitefish that is very similar to loimulohi

Ancestry of “loimusiika”, step by step

loimusiika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiikacommon whitefish, lavaret, or any of its subspecies
2Proto-Finnicsiikacommon whitefish, lavaret (Coregonus lavaretus)

via Finnish loimu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloimublaze
Every word from Proto-Finnic siika →Every word from Finnish siika →