Where does “perho-onginta” come from?

perho-onginta (Finnish) comes from Finnish onginta, from Finnish onkia, from Finnish ia, from Finnish ja, from Proto-Finnic ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

perho-onginta (Finnish): fly fishing, fly angling

Definitions

  1. fly fishing, fly angling

Ancestry of “perho-onginta”, step by step

perho-onginta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish onginta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishongintaangling
2FinnishonkiaTo angle, fish using a rod and line; Partitive...
3FinnishiaObsolete spelling of ja
4Finnishjaand; AND
5Proto-Finnicjaand
6Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
7Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
8Proto-Germanic-hwe
9Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish perho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperhofly fishing lure
2RussianПорфи́рийPorphyry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -hwEvery word from Proto-Germanic jahw