Where does “säile” come from?
säile (Finnish) comes from Finnish säilöä, from Finnish -öä, from Proto-Finnic -odak, from Proto-Uralic -w-.
säile (Finnish): preservative
Definitions
- preservative
Ancestry of “säile”, step by step
säile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish säilöä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | säilöä | to preserve (food), can |
| 2 | Finnish | -öä | Front vowel variant of -oa |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -odak | Forms some verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -w- | — |
via Finnish e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | e | E note |