Where does “siianmäti” come from?

siianmäti (Finnish) comes from Finnish siika, from Proto-Finnic siika — common whitefish, lavaret (Coregonus lavaretus).

siianmäti (Finnish): common whitefish roe, whitefish roe

Definitions

  1. common whitefish roe, whitefish roe

Ancestry of “siianmäti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiikacommon whitefish, lavaret, or any of its subspecies
2Proto-Finnicsiikacommon whitefish, lavaret (Coregonus lavaretus)
Every word from Proto-Finnic siika →Every word from Finnish siika →