Where does “särkikala” come from?

särkikala (Finnish) comes from Finnish särki, from Finnish särkeä, from Proto-Finnic särkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćärke-.

särkikala (Finnish): cyprinid; the family Cyprinidae

Definitions

  1. cyprinid; the family Cyprinidae

Ancestry of “särkikala”, step by step

särkikala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish särki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsärkiroach; Third-person singular indicative past form...
2Finnishsärkeäto break, shatter, smash cause to break into two or more pieces
3Proto-Finnicsärkedäkto be sore, to ache; to break
4Proto-Finno-Ugricćärke-—

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćärke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic särkedäk →Every word from Finnish särkeä →