Where does “valaantraani” come from?

valaantraani (Finnish) comes from Finnish valas, from Proto-Samic fālēs, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

valaantraani (Finnish): Synonym of valaanrasva

Definitions

  1. Synonym of valaanrasva

Ancestry of “valaantraani”, step by step

valaantraani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalaswhale
2Proto-Samicfālēswhale
3Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

via Finnish traani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtraaniThe blubber of Arctic animals
2Middle Low Germantrān—
3Old Saxontrahn—
4Proto-West Germanic*trahnutear in one's eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Proto-Samic fālēs →