Where does “salakalastus” come from?

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

salakalastus (Finnish): poaching, illegal fishing

Definitions

  1. poaching, illegal fishing

Ancestry of “salakalastus”, step by step

salakalastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalastus

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

via Finnish sala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsalaA secret
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
3Proto-Uralicśalaelm
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Ingrian kala →