Where does “salaisuus” come from?

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

salaisuus (Finnish): secret

Definitions

  1. secret

Ancestry of “salaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalainensecret, clandestine; arcane
2FinnishsalaA secret
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala
4Proto-Uralicśalaelm

Words derived from “salaisuus

Every word from Proto-Uralic śalaEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *salaEvery word from Finnish sala