Where does “rukoussali” come from?

rukoussali (Finnish) comes from Finnish sali, from Swedish säl, from Old Norse selr, from Proto-Germanic selhaz, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

rukoussali (Finnish): prayer hall, worship hall

Definitions

  1. prayer hall, worship hall

Ancestry of “rukoussali”, step by step

rukoussali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalihall; A large room, often one in which dinners...
2Swedishsäla seal
3Old Norseselrseal; second-person singular present indicative...
4Proto-Germanicselhazseal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

via Finnish rukous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrukousprayer; rogation
2Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
3Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic selhaz →Every word from Old Norse selr →