Where does “valaanpyynti” come from?
valaanpyynti (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyynti, from Finnish -nti, from Finnish -nta, from Proto-Finnic -nta — Forms action nouns from verbs.
valaanpyynti (Finnish): whaling
Ancestry of “valaanpyynti”, step by step
valaanpyynti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pyynti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pyynti | hunting; fishing |
| 2 | Finnish | -nti | Form action nouns from verbs whose first... |
| 3 | Finnish | -nta | Forms nouns that describe an action; "erota... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -nta | Forms action nouns from verbs |
via Finnish valas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valas | whale |
| 2 | Proto-Samic | fālēs | whale |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwalaz | whale, sheatfish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kʷálos | large fish; sheatfish |
Words derived from “valaanpyynti”