Where does “perhovapa” come from?

perhovapa (Finnish) comes from Finnish perho, from Russian Порфи́рий — Porphyry.

perhovapa (Finnish): fly fishing rod

Definitions

  1. fly fishing rod

Ancestry of “perhovapa”, step by step

perhovapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish perho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperhofly fishing lure
2RussianПорфи́рийPorphyry

via Finnish vapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvapapole; fishing rod
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*vapa—
Every word from Russian Порфи́рий →Every word from Finnish perho →