Where does “sillikuore” come from?

sillikuore (Finnish) comes from Finnish silli, from Swedish sill, from Old Norse síld, from Proto-Germanic sīlą — a kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring.

sillikuore (Finnish): herring smelt, argentine fish in the family Argentinidae

Definitions

herring smelt, argentine fish in the family Argentinidae

Ancestry of “sillikuore”, step by step

sillikuore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish silli

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	silli	Atlantic herring, "Clupea harengus"; any of the...
2	Swedish	sill	a herring
3	Old Norse	síld	herring
4	Proto-Germanic	sīlą	a kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring

via Finnish kuore

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kuore	European smelt, sparling; smelt; also freshwater...
2	Proto-Finnic	kooreh	European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus)
3	Proto-Uralic	korɜ	—

Every word from Proto-Germanic sīlą →