Where does “säilykekala” come from?

säilykekala (Finnish) comes from Finnish säilyke, from Finnish ke, from Finnish kerä, from Finnish keralla, from Finnish kerralla — Adessive singular form of kerta; at one time,...

säilykekala (Finnish): canned fish, tinned fish, preserved fish

Definitions

  1. canned fish, tinned fish, preserved fish

Ancestry of “säilykekala”, step by step

säilykekala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish säilyke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäilykecanned food
2FinnishkeAbbreviation of keskiviikko
3Finnishkeräball
4Finnishkerallawith, accompanying
5FinnishkerrallaAdessive singular form of kerta; at one time,...

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Finnish kerralla →Every word from Finnish keralla →Every word from Finnish kerä →