Where does “mustahuotrakala” come from?

mustahuotrakala (Finnish) comes from Finnish huotra, from Proto-Finnic hootra, from Proto-Germanic fōdrą, from Proto-Germanic fōdô, from Proto-Indo-European pat- — to feed; path; to go.

mustahuotrakala (Finnish): black scabbardfish

Definitions

  1. black scabbardfish

Ancestry of “mustahuotrakala”, step by step

mustahuotrakala traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huotra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuotrascabbard, sheath
2Proto-Finnichootrasheath, scabbard
3Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
4Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish

via Finnish musta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pat- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdô →Every word from Proto-Germanic fōdrą →