Where does “salakavaluus” come from?

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

salakavaluus (Finnish): insidiousness, treacherousness

Definitions

  1. insidiousness, treacherousness

Ancestry of “salakavaluus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalakavalainsidious, treacherous
2FinnishsalaA secret
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
4Proto-Uralicśalaelm
Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala →Every word from Finnish sala →