Where does “alitfális” come from?

alitfális (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami fális, from Proto-Samic fālēs, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

alitfális (Northern Sami): blue whale, "Balaenoptera musculus"

Definitions

  1. blue whale, "Balaenoptera musculus"

Ancestry of “alitfális”, step by step

alitfális traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami fális

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samifáliswhale
2Proto-Samicfālēswhale
3Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

via Northern Sami alit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samialitblue; comparative degree of allat
2Proto-Samicëlēkkēblue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Proto-Samic fālēs →