Where does “pohjasiika” come from?

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

pohjasiika (Finnish): Coregonus lavaretus f. fera a type of dwarf whitefish

Definitions

  1. Coregonus lavaretus f. fera a type of dwarf whitefish

Ancestry of “pohjasiika”, step by step

pohjasiika 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 siika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiikacommon whitefish, lavaret, or any of its subspecies
2Proto-Finnicsiikacommon whitefish, lavaret (Coregonus lavaretus)
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja →Every word from Proto-Finnic pohja →Every word from Finnish pohja →