Where does “harmaasuolaus” come from?

harmaasuolaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish harmaa, from Proto-Finnic harmaga, from Proto-Baltic śirˀmas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥-m-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

harmaasuolaus (Finnish): grey-slating salting with a salt that does not contain nitrite

Definitions

  1. grey-slating salting with a salt that does not contain nitrite

Ancestry of “harmaasuolaus”, step by step

harmaasuolaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish harmaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharmaagrey, gray; grey, gray, dreary, gloomy; The...
2Proto-Finnicharmagagrey, gray
3Proto-Balticśirˀmas
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥-m-os
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Finnish suolaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuolaussalting
2FinnishsuolataTo salt; To preserve in salt; To spread salt on...
3Proto-Finnicsoolat'akto salt
4Proto-Finnicsoolasalt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂lssalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-