Where does “salaaja” come from?

salaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish salata, from Finnish sala, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala, from Proto-Uralic śala — elm.

salaaja (Finnish): one who keeps something secret, one who conceals

Definitions

  1. one who keeps something secret, one who conceals

Ancestry of “salaaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalatato conceal, keep secret, cover up, hide; to...
2FinnishsalaA secret
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
4Proto-Uralicśalaelm

Words derived from “salaaja”

Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala →Every word from Finnish sala →