Where does “pohjanharjus” come from?

pohjanharjus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pohja, from Proto-Finnic pohja, from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja.

pohjanharjus (Finnish): Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) Arctic freshwater fish native to Siberia and North America, having a large dorsal fin

Definitions

  1. Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) Arctic freshwater fish native to Siberia and North America, having a large dorsal fin

Ancestry of “pohjanharjus”, step by step

pohjanharjus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pohja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—

via Finnish harjus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharjusgrayling
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja →Every word from Proto-Finnic pohja →Every word from Finnish pohja →