Where does “salajuoni” come from?

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

salajuoni (Finnish): plot, stratagem

Definitions

  1. plot, stratagem

Ancestry of “salajuoni”, step by step

salajuoni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sala

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

via Finnish juoni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuoniplot, design; scheme, conspiracy; storyline, plot
2Proto-Finnicjoonipath
Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala →Every word from Finnish sala →
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