Where does “huippusalainen” come from?

huippusalainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish salainen, from Finnish sala, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala, from Proto-Uralic śala — elm.

huippusalainen (Finnish): top secret

Definitions

  1. top secret

Ancestry of “huippusalainen”, step by step

huippusalainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish salainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalainensecret, clandestine; arcane
2FinnishsalaA secret
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
4Proto-Uralicśalaelm

via Finnish huippu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuipputop, peak, summit; climax, culmination;...
Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala →Every word from Finnish sala →