Where does “sälli” come from?

sälli (Finnish) comes from English Sally, from English salvation, from Middle English savacioun, from Tagalog Salvacion, from Spanish Salvación, from Latin salvatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

sälli (Finnish): guy, dude, bloke; attendant, apprentice

Definitions

  1. guy, dude, bloke; attendant, apprentice

Ancestry of “sälli”, step by step

sälli traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Sally

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSallyalso used as a formal given name
2EnglishsalvationThe process of being saved, the state of having...
3Middle Englishsavaciounsalvation
4TagalogSalvacion
5SpanishSalvaciónsalvation
6Latinsalvatiodeliverance, salvation
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Livonian sala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livoniansalasecret; island

via Swedish sälle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsälleguy, bloke
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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