Where does “камбала” come from?
камбала (Russian) comes from Finnish kampela, from Finnish kampi, from Proto-Finnic kampi.
камбала (Russian): flounder, plaice, sole
Ancestry of “камбала”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kampela | flounder, fluke, European flounder; flatfish |
| 2 | Finnish | kampi | crank |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kampi | — |