Where does “камбала” come from?

камбала (Russian) comes from Finnish kampela, from Finnish kampi, from Proto-Finnic kampi.

камбала (Russian): flounder, plaice, sole

Definitions

  1. flounder, plaice, sole

Ancestry of “камбала”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkampelaflounder, fluke, European flounder; flatfish
2Finnishkampicrank
3Proto-Finnickampi—

Words derived from “камбала”

Every word from Proto-Finnic kampi →Every word from Finnish kampi →Every word from Finnish kampela →