Where does “karvassuola” come from?

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

karvassuola (Finnish): Epsom salts

Definitions

  1. Epsom salts

Ancestry of “karvassuola”, step by step

karvassuola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suola

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

via Finnish karvas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvasbitter; a type of boat used to drag a seine
2Proto-Finnickarvasbitter
3Proto-Germanicharwaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls →Every word from Proto-Finnic soola →Every word from Finnish suola →