Where does “keittosuola” come from?

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

keittosuola (Finnish): table salt; cooking salt

Definitions

  1. table salt; cooking salt

Ancestry of “keittosuola”, step by step

keittosuola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suola

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

via Finnish keitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeittosoup; boiling; booze
2FinnishkeittääTo boil; to boil over; To cook; To cook up
3Proto-Uralickeje-

Words derived from “keittosuola

Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂lsEvery word from Proto-Finnic soolaEvery word from Finnish suola