Where does “salakaato” come from?

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

salakaato (Finnish): poaching, an instance of illicitly hunting and killing an animal

Definitions

  1. poaching, an instance of illicitly hunting and killing an animal

Ancestry of “salakaato”, step by step

salakaato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sala

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

via Finnish kaato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaatofelling; killing; strike
2Finnishkaataato knock/tip/turn over, overturn, upset, knock down
3Proto-Finnickaatadakto overturn; to spill, to pour out
Every word from Proto-Uralic śalaEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *salaEvery word from Finnish sala