Where does “pikkukala” come from?
pikkukala (Finnish) comes from Finnish kala, from Proto-Finnic kala, from Proto-Uralic kälä.
pikkukala (Finnish): small fish, small fry
Ancestry of “pikkukala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kala | fish; fishing; seafood |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kala | fish |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | kälä | — |