Where does “ryöstökalastus” come from?

ryöstökalastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalastus, from Finnish kalastaa, from Ingrian kala, from Proto-Finnic kala, from Proto-Uralic kälä — fish.

ryöstökalastus (Finnish): overfishing, exploitative fishing

Definitions

  1. overfishing, exploitative fishing

Ancestry of “ryöstökalastus”, step by step

ryöstökalastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalastusfishing
2FinnishkalastaaTo fish
3Ingriankalafish
4Proto-Finnickalafish
5Proto-Uralickäläfish

via Finnish ryöstö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishryöstörobbery
2Finnishryöstääto rob, plunder; to loot, sack
3Proto-Finnicrööstädäkto tear, pluck, pull
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Ingrian kala →
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