Where does “valkokuonovalas” come from?

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

valkokuonovalas (Finnish): Gray's beaked whale, "Mesoplodon grayi"

Definitions

  1. Gray's beaked whale, "Mesoplodon grayi"

Ancestry of “valkokuonovalas”, step by step

valkokuonovalas 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 kuono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuonosnout, muzzle
2Proto-Finnickoonosnout, muzzle
3Proto-Norsegōnō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Proto-Samic fālēs →