Where does “Pihlajasalo” come from?

Pihlajasalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish pihlaja, from Proto-Finnic pihlaga, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pićlä.

Ancestry of “Pihlajasalo”, step by step

Pihlajasalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pihlaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihlajarowan, mountain ash, "Sorbus aucuparia"; Any tree...
2Proto-Finnicpihlagarowan
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpićlä—

via Finnish Salo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSalo—
2Finnisho—
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