Where does “hedelmäsuola” come from?

hedelmäsuola (Finnish) comes from Finnish suola, from Proto-Finnic soola, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls — salt.

hedelmäsuola (Finnish): fruit salt

Definitions

  1. fruit salt

Ancestry of “hedelmäsuola”, step by step

hedelmäsuola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuolasalt; saline; salted
2Proto-Finnicsoolasalt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂lssalt

via Finnish hedelmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhedelmäfruit
2Proto-Finnicheidelmä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls →Every word from Proto-Finnic soola →Every word from Finnish suola →