Where does “pikkutuulenkala” come from?
pikkutuulenkala (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuulenkala, from Finnish kala, from Proto-Finnic kala, from Proto-Uralic kälä.
pikkutuulenkala (Finnish): lesser sand eel, Ammodytes tobianus
Definitions
- lesser sand eel, Ammodytes tobianus
Ancestry of “pikkutuulenkala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tuulenkala | sand lance, sand eel |
| 2 | Finnish | kala | fish; fishing; seafood |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kala | fish |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kälä | — |