Where does “suomukala” come from?

suomukala (Finnish) comes from Finnish suomu, from Proto-Finnic soomu, from Proto-Uralic śëme — scale.

suomukala (Finnish): any edible fish that have been traditionally eaten pike, perch, bream, etc

Definitions

  1. any edible fish that have been traditionally eaten pike, perch, bream, etc

Ancestry of “suomukala”, step by step

suomukala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suomu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuomuscale
2Proto-Finnicsoomuscale
3Proto-Uralicśëmescale

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Uralic śëme →Every word from Proto-Finnic soomu →Every word from Finnish suomu →
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