Where does “saalaq” come from?

saalaq (Alutiiq) comes from Russian са́ло, from Old East Slavic сало, from Proto-Slavic sadlo, from Livonian sǟdõ, from Proto-Finnic säätädäk — to arrange, organize.

saalaq (Alutiiq): fat, lard

Definitions

  1. fat, lard

Ancestry of “saalaq”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianса́лоfat
2Old East Slavicсало—
3Proto-Slavicsadlofat
4Livoniansǟdõto arrange, organize
5Proto-Finnicsäätädäkto arrange, organize
Every word from Proto-Finnic säätädäk →Every word from Livonian sǟdõ →Every word from Proto-Slavic sadlo →