Where does “mustavalas” come from?
mustavalas (Finnish) comes from Finnish valas, from Proto-Samic fālēs, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.
mustavalas (Finnish): North Atlantic right whale, Eubalaena glacialis;...
Definitions
- North Atlantic right whale, Eubalaena glacialis;...
Ancestry of “mustavalas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valas | whale |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | fālēs | whale |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwalaz | whale, sheatfish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kʷálos | large fish; sheatfish |