Where does “vapakalastus” come from?

vapakalastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalastus, from Finnish kalastaa, from Ingrian kala, from Proto-Finnic kala, from Proto-Uralic kälä — fish.

vapakalastus (Finnish): rod fishing

Definitions

  1. rod fishing

Ancestry of “vapakalastus”, step by step

vapakalastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalastusfishing
2FinnishkalastaaTo fish
3Ingriankalafish
4Proto-Finnickalafish
5Proto-Uralickäläfish

via Finnish vapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvapapole; fishing rod
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*vapa—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Ingrian kala →