Where does “riimisuolaus” come from?
riimisuolaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish riimisuolata, from Finnish suolata, from Proto-Finnic soolat'ak, from Proto-Finnic soola, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls — salt.
Ancestry of “riimisuolaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | riimisuolata | — |
| 2 | Finnish | suolata | To salt; To preserve in salt; To spread salt on... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | soolat'ak | to salt |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | soola | salt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ls | salt |