Where does “turskakala” come from?

turskakala (Finnish) comes from Finnish turska, from Proto-Finnic turska, from Proto-Germanic þurskaz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

turskakala (Finnish): Any species of fish in the taxonomic order...

Definitions

  1. Any species of fish in the taxonomic order...

Ancestry of “turskakala”, step by step

turskakala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish turska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishturskaA cod; loss
2Proto-Finnicturskacod (Gadus morhua)
3Proto-Germanicþurskazcod
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ters- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurskaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic turska →