Where does “kutuhaili” come from?

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

kutuhaili (Ingrian): newly hatched herring

Definitions

  1. newly hatched herring

Ancestry of “kutuhaili”, step by step

kutuhaili 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 kiδɜEvery word from Proto-Finnic kütüEvery word from Ingrian kutu
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