Where does “siklöja” come from?
siklöja (Swedish) comes from Swedish sik, from Old Swedish siker, from Finnish siika, from Proto-Finnic siika — common whitefish, lavaret (Coregonus lavaretus).
siklöja (Swedish): a vendace (Coregonus albula)
Definitions
- a vendace (Coregonus albula)
Ancestry of “siklöja”, step by step
siklöja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sik | The common whitefish, "Coregonus lavaretus",... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | siker | — |
| 3 | Finnish | siika | common whitefish, lavaret, or any of its subspecies |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | siika | common whitefish, lavaret (Coregonus lavaretus) |
via Swedish loja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | loja | bleak fish |