Where does “liikesalaisuus” come from?

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

liikesalaisuus (Finnish): trade secret

Definitions

  1. trade secret

Ancestry of “liikesalaisuus”, step by step

liikesalaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish salaisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalaisuussecret
2Finnishsalainensecret, clandestine; arcane
3FinnishsalaA secret
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala
5Proto-Uralicśalaelm

via Finnish liike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikemotion; movement; shop, business
2Finnishliikkuato move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise
3Proto-Finniclikudakmove
4Proto-Uraliclikke-
Every word from Proto-Uralic śalaEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *salaEvery word from Finnish sala
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