Where does “kalanmukain” come from?

kalanmukain (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian kala, from Proto-Finnic kala, from Proto-Uralic kälä — fish.

kalanmukain (Ingrian): fishlike

Definitions

  1. fishlike

Ancestry of “kalanmukain”, step by step

kalanmukain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankalafish
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish

via Ingrian mukain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianmukainfitting, compatible
Every word from Proto-Uralic kälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kala →Every word from Ingrian kala →
kalanmukain — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer