Where does “magneettikalastus” come from?

magneettikalastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalastus, from Finnish kalastaa, from Ingrian kala, from Proto-Finnic kala, from Proto-Uralic kälä — fish.

magneettikalastus (Finnish): magnet fishing

Definitions

  1. magnet fishing

Ancestry of “magneettikalastus”, step by step

magneettikalastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalastusfishing
2FinnishkalastaaTo fish
3Ingriankalafish
4Proto-Finnickalafish
5Proto-Uralickäläfish

via Finnish magneetti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmagneettimagnet
2Swedishmagneta magnet
3Latinmagnēs—
4Ancient Greekμαγνήτης λίθοςMagnesian stone
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Ingrian kala →