Where does “sapelihammaskala” come from?

sapelihammaskala (Finnish) comes from Finnish sapelihammas, from Finnish sapeli, from Swedish sabel, from German Säbel, from Middle High German sabel, from Polish szabla, from Russian са́бля, from Old East Slavic саблꙗ — sabre.

Ancestry of “sapelihammaskala”, step by step

sapelihammaskala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sapelihammas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsapelihammassabertooth, sabretooth
2Finnishsapelisabre, saber
3Swedishsabelsabre
4GermanSäbelsabre
5Middle High Germansabel—
6Polishszablasabre
7Russianса́бляsaber, cutlass
8Old East Slavicсаблꙗ—
9Proto-Slavicsabľasabre

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Slavic sabľa →