Where does “patokalastus” come from?

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

patokalastus (Finnish): dam fishing, weir fishing

Definitions

  1. dam fishing, weir fishing

Ancestry of “patokalastus”, step by step

patokalastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalastus

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

via Finnish pato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatodam, dike
2Finnishpäteäto apply, be valid
3Proto-Finnicpätedäk—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Ingrian kala →