Where does “purotaimen” come from?
purotaimen (Finnish) comes from Finnish taimen, from Finnish taimi, from Proto-Finnic taimi — young plant; seedling.
purotaimen (Finnish): form of brown trout
Ancestry of “purotaimen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | taimen | brown trout; Genitive singular form of taimi |
| 2 | Finnish | taimi | sapling; seedling; Third-person singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | taimi | young plant; seedling |