Where does “valkoturska” come from?
valkoturska (Finnish) comes from Finnish turska, from Proto-Finnic turska, from Proto-Germanic þurskaz, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.
valkoturska (Finnish): whiting
Ancestry of “valkoturska”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | turska | A cod; loss |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | turska | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þurskaz | cod |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |