Where does “sorsastaja” come from?

sorsastaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish sorsastaa, from Finnish Sorsa, from Proto-Finnic sorsa — duck, mallard.

sorsastaja (Finnish): waterfowl hunter

Definitions

  1. waterfowl hunter

Ancestry of “sorsastaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsorsastaato hunt for ducks
2FinnishSorsaduck bird of the
3Proto-Finnicsorsaduck, mallard
Every word from Proto-Finnic sorsaEvery word from Finnish SorsaEvery word from Finnish sorsastaa