Where does “mustekala” come from?
mustekala (Finnish) comes from Swedish bläckfisk, from Swedish fisk, from Old Swedish fisker, from Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.
mustekala (Finnish): Any of the coleoid species, which form the taxonomic subclass Coleoidea; including e.g.octopus, squid (calamari), cuttlefish
Definitions
- Any of the coleoid species, which form the taxonomic subclass Coleoidea; including e.g.octopus, squid (calamari), cuttlefish
Ancestry of “mustekala”, step by step
mustekala traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bläckfisk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bläckfisk | octopus, squid |
| 2 | Swedish | fisk | fish |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fisker | fish |
| 4 | Old Norse | fiskr | a fish |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fiskaz | fish |
| 6 | Indo-European | *peysk- | — |