Where does “salaki” come from?
salaki (Finnish) comes from Malay salak — salak; to bark.
salaki (Finnish): salak
Definitions
- salak
Ancestry of “salaki”, step by step
salaki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay salak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | salak | salak; to bark |
via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *laki | — |