Where does “valkotonnikala” come from?

valkotonnikala (Finnish) comes from Finnish tonnikala, from Swedish tonfisk, from Swedish fisk, from Old Swedish fisker, from Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic fiskaz, from Indo-European *peysk-.

valkotonnikala (Finnish): albacore, longfin tuna, albacore tuna, Thunnus alalunga large marine fish of warm seas, having edible flesh

Definitions

  1. albacore, longfin tuna, albacore tuna, Thunnus alalunga large marine fish of warm seas, having edible flesh

Ancestry of “valkotonnikala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtonnikalatuna fish; flesh of the fish used as food
2Swedishtonfisktuna (as fish and food)
3Swedishfiskfish
4Old Swedishfiskerfish
5Old Norsefiskra fish
6Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
7Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Indo-European *peysk- →