Where does “salakauna” come from?

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

salakauna (Finnish): hidden grudge

Definitions

  1. hidden grudge

Ancestry of “salakauna”, step by step

salakauna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sala

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

via Finnish kauna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaunagrudge
Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala →Every word from Finnish sala →