Where does “Leppäsalo” come from?

Leppäsalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish leppä, from Proto-Finnic leppä, from Proto-Baltic léiˀpāˀ — linden tree.

Ancestry of “Leppäsalo”, step by step

Leppäsalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leppä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishleppäAn alder, any of the trees in the genus "Alnus";...
2Proto-Finnicleppäalder; blood
3Proto-Balticléiˀpāˀlinden tree

via Finnish Salo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSalo
2Finnisho
Every word from Proto-Baltic léiˀpāˀEvery word from Proto-Finnic leppäEvery word from Finnish leppä