Where does “sillisiika” come from?

sillisiika (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.

sillisiika (Finnish): lake whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis

Definitions

  1. lake whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis

Ancestry of “sillisiika”, step by step

sillisiika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish silli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsilliAtlantic herring, "Clupea harengus"; any of the...
2Swedishsilla herring
3Old Norsesíldherring
4Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring

via Finnish siika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiikacommon whitefish, lavaret, or any of its subspecies
2Proto-Finnicsiikacommon whitefish, lavaret (Coregonus lavaretus)
Every word from Proto-Germanic sīlą →Every word from Old Norse síld →Every word from Swedish sill →