Where does “salainen” come from?

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

salainen (Finnish): secret, clandestine; arcane

Definitions

  1. secret, clandestine; arcane

Ancestry of “salainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsalaA secret
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
3Proto-Uralicśalaelm

Words derived from “salainen”

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