Where does “Sulo” come from?
Sulo (Finnish) comes from Finnish sulo, from Finnish sula, from Finnish sulaa, from Proto-Finnic suladak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric sula — to molten, melted; melt, dissolve.
Ancestry of “Sulo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sulo | charm, grace |
| 2 | Finnish | sula | molten; not having ice cover; pure |
| 3 | Finnish | sulaa | to melt, thaw; to dissolve, disperse, vanish; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | suladak | to melt |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | sula | to molten, melted; melt, dissolve |