Where does “mustaeväkampela” come from?

mustaeväkampela (Finnish) comes from Finnish evä, from Proto-Finnic evä, from Proto-Uralic ewä — fin.

mustaeväkampela (Finnish): witch flounder, Torbay sole (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus)

Definitions

  1. witch flounder, Torbay sole (Glyptocephalus cynoglossus)

Ancestry of “mustaeväkampela”, step by step

mustaeväkampela traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish evä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheväfin
2Proto-Finniceväfin (appendage of a fish)
3Proto-Uralicewäfin

via Finnish kampela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkampelaflounder, fluke, European flounder; flatfish
2Finnishkampicrank
3Proto-Finnickampi—

via Finnish musta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa
Every word from Proto-Uralic ewä →Every word from Proto-Finnic evä →Every word from Finnish evä →