Where does “viehekalastus” come from?

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

viehekalastus (Finnish): lure fishing

Definitions

  1. lure fishing

Ancestry of “viehekalastus”, step by step

viehekalastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalastus

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

via Finnish viehe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviehelure artificial fishing bait
2FinnishviehättääTo attract, charm, allure
3Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Ingrian kala →