Where does “säilömuisti” come from?

säilömuisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish muisti, from Finnish muistaa, from Proto-Finnic muistadak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric muja- — to touch, feel.

säilömuisti (Finnish): long-term memory

Definitions

  1. long-term memory

Ancestry of “säilömuisti”, step by step

säilömuisti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muisti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuistimemory; Third-person singular past form of...
2Finnishmuistaato remember, recall, recollect; Third-person...
3Proto-Finnicmuistadakto understand
4Proto-Finno-Ugricmuja-to touch, feel

via Finnish säilö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsäilöPlace of safekeeping; Prison; Indicative present...
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric muja-Every word from Proto-Finnic muistadakEvery word from Finnish muistaa