Where does “säleaita” come from?

säleaita (Finnish) comes from Finnish aita, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *aita, from Proto-Uralic *ajta — fence.

säleaita (Finnish): slat fence, picket fence

Definitions

  1. slat fence, picket fence

Ancestry of “säleaita”, step by step

säleaita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaitafence; wall
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*aita—
3Proto-Uralic*ajtafence

via Finnish säle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsälesplinter; lath; slat
2FinnisheE note
Every word from Proto-Uralic *ajta →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *aita →Every word from Finnish aita →