Where does “uunikala” come from?
uunikala (Finnish) comes from Finnish uuni, from Old Swedish ughn, from Old Norse ofn, from Proto-Germanic uhnaz, from Proto-Indo-European aukw- — cooking pot.
uunikala (Finnish): baked fish
Ancestry of “uunikala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uuni | oven; stove; furnace |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ughn | oven |
| 3 | Old Norse | ofn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | uhnaz | oven; furnace |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | aukw- | cooking pot |