Where does “lohkosalaus” come from?

lohkosalaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish salaus, from Finnish salata, from Finnish sala, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala, from Proto-Uralic śala — elm.

lohkosalaus (Finnish): block encryption, encryption with a block cipher

Definitions

  1. block encryption, encryption with a block cipher

Ancestry of “lohkosalaus”, step by step

lohkosalaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish salaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalausencryption
2Finnishsalatato conceal, keep secret, cover up, hide; to...
3FinnishsalaA secret
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
5Proto-Uralicśalaelm

via Finnish lohko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlohkosection; lobe; block, chunk
2Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—
Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala →Every word from Finnish sala →