Where does “pikkusuolainen” come from?

pikkusuolainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish suolainen, from Proto-Finnic soolainen, from Proto-Finnic soola, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls — salt.

pikkusuolainen (Finnish): small, savory snack

Definitions

  1. small, savory snack

Ancestry of “pikkusuolainen”, step by step

pikkusuolainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suolainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuolainensalty; saline
2Proto-Finnicsoolainensalty
3Proto-Finnicsoolasalt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂lssalt

via Finnish pikku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
2Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls →