Where does “hailinkutu” come from?

hailinkutu (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian kutu, from Proto-Finnic kütü, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kiδɜ.

hailinkutu (Ingrian): Baltic herring spawn

Definitions

  1. Baltic herring spawn

Ancestry of “hailinkutu”, step by step

hailinkutu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian kutu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankutuspawn
2Proto-Finnickütübrother-in-law
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickiδɜ—

via Ingrian haili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IngrianhailiBaltic herring
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kiδɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic kütü →Every word from Ingrian kutu →