Where does “salahanke” come from?

salahanke (Finnish) comes from Finnish hanke, from Finnish hankkia, from Proto-Finnic hankkidak — to acquire, to procure.

salahanke (Finnish): conspiracy, plot

Definitions

  1. conspiracy, plot

Ancestry of “salahanke”, step by step

salahanke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hanke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhankeproject
2FinnishhankkiaTo acquire, get, obtain, find; To buy, purchase,...
3Proto-Finnichankkidakto acquire, to procure

via Finnish sala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsalaA secret
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
3Proto-Uralicśalaelm
Every word from Proto-Finnic hankkidak →Every word from Finnish hankkia →Every word from Finnish hanke →