Where does “venäjänsampi” come from?
venäjänsampi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sampi, from Proto-Finnic sampi, from Proto-Uralic śampe.
venäjänsampi (Finnish): Russian sturgeon
Ancestry of “venäjänsampi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sampi | sturgeon; European sea sturgeon, common sturgeon,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sampi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śampe | — |