Where does “partakala” come from?

partakala (Finnish) comes from Finnish parta, from Proto-Finnic parta, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bardā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

partakala (Finnish): beardfish

Definitions

  1. beardfish

Ancestry of “partakala”, step by step

partakala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish parta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpartabeard
2Proto-Finnicpartabeard
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbardā́ˀbeard
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

via Finnish kala

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

Words derived from “partakala

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bardā́ˀEvery word from Proto-Finnic parta