Where does “kalisuola” come from?

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

kalisuola (Finnish): potassium salt, salt of potash, potash salt

Definitions

  1. potassium salt, salt of potash, potash salt

Ancestry of “kalisuola”, step by step

kalisuola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suola

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

via Finnish kali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalipotassium; potassium oxide
2GermanKalipotash
3Arabicقِلْي—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls →