Where does “Santasalo” come from?

Santasalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish santa, from Swedish sand, from Old Swedish sander, from Old Norse sannr, from Proto-Germanic sanþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

Ancestry of “Santasalo”, step by step

Santasalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish santa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsantasand
2Swedishsandsand (finely ground rock)
3Old Swedishsandertrue, real
4Old Norsesannrtrue
5Proto-Germanicsanþaztrue, real
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via Finnish Salo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSalo
2Finnisho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-