Where does “virkistyskalastus” come from?

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

virkistyskalastus (Finnish): recreational fishing

Definitions

  1. recreational fishing

Ancestry of “virkistyskalastus”, step by step

virkistyskalastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalastus

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

via Finnish virkistys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirkistysrecreation; relaxation
2FinnishvirkistääTo refresh; To reinvigorate
3Finnishvirkeäalert, fresh
4Proto-Finnicvirkedäalert, brisk
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Ingrian kala →