Where does “rauskukala” come from?

rauskukala (Finnish) comes from Finnish kala, from Proto-Finnic kala, from Proto-Uralic kälä — fish.

rauskukala (Finnish): rajiform

Definitions

  1. rajiform

Ancestry of “rauskukala”, step by step

rauskukala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish

via Finnish rausku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrauskuA ray; A skate
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Finnish kala →