Where does “salain” come from?

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

salain (Finnish): cipher

Definitions

  1. cipher

Ancestry of “salain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalatato conceal, keep secret, cover up, hide; to...
2FinnishsalaA secret
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
4Proto-Uralicśalaelm
Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala →Every word from Finnish sala →