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
- Any species of fish in the taxonomic order...
Ancestry of “turskakala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | turska | A cod; loss |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | turska | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þurskaz | cod |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |