Where does “valkosilmäkuha” come from?

valkosilmäkuha (Finnish) comes from Finnish silmä, from Proto-Finnic silmä, from Proto-Uralic śilmä — eye.

valkosilmäkuha (Finnish): walleye

Definitions

  1. walleye

Ancestry of “valkosilmäkuha”, step by step

valkosilmäkuha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish silmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsilmäeye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net
2Proto-Finnicsilmäeye
3Proto-Uralicśilmäeye

via Finnish kuha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuhazander; pike-perch; as long as, provided
2Proto-Finnickuhazander (Sander lucioperca)
Every word from Proto-Uralic śilmä →