Where does “vaskikala” come from?

vaskikala (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaski, from Proto-Finnic vaski, from Proto-Uralic waśke, from Proto-Tocharian wi̯äsā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂é-h₂us-o-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- — dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up.

vaskikala (Finnish): sea stickleback

Definitions

  1. sea stickleback

Ancestry of “vaskikala”, step by step

vaskikala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaskicopper; bronze; in this sense still living in...
2Proto-Finnicvaskicopper
3Proto-Uralicwaśkea metal; copper, iron?
4Proto-Tocharianwi̯äsāgold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂é-h₂us-o-glow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ews-dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂é-h₂us-o- →Every word from Proto-Tocharian wi̯äsā →