Where does “nuijakalastus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “nuijakalastus”, step by step

nuijakalastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalastus

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

via Finnish nuija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuijaclub; mallet, maul; bludgeon
2Proto-Finnicnuijaclub, cudgel
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Ingrian kala →