Where does “täkykala” come from?

täkykala (Finnish) comes from Finnish kala, from Proto-Finnic kala, from Proto-Uralic kälä — fish.

Ancestry of “täkykala”, step by step

täkykala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish

via Czech taky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtakyalso, too
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Finnish kala →