Where does “Salama” come from?

Salama (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic salama, from Proto-Uralic śala — elm.

Salama (Finnish): lightning, bolt

Definitions

  1. lightning, bolt

Ancestry of “Salama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsalamalightning
2Proto-Uralicśalaelm

Words derived from “Salama”

Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finnic salama →