Where does “perhokalastus” come from?

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

perhokalastus (Finnish): fly fishing

Definitions

  1. fly fishing

Ancestry of “perhokalastus”, step by step

perhokalastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalastus

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

via Finnish perho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperhofly fishing lure
2RussianПорфи́рийPorphyry
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Ingrian kala →
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