Where does “salajärjestö” come from?

salajärjestö (Finnish) comes from Finnish järjestö, from Finnish järjestää, from Finnish järki, from Proto-Finnic järki — row; order, condition.

salajärjestö (Finnish): secret organization, shadow organization

Definitions

  1. secret organization, shadow organization

Ancestry of “salajärjestö”, step by step

salajärjestö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish järjestö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärjestöorganization
2Finnishjärjestääto arrange; to organize
3Finnishjärkireason; sense
4Proto-Finnicjärkirow; order, condition

via Finnish sala

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