Where does “salakomero” come from?
salakomero (Finnish) comes from Finnish komero, from Finnish ero, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
salakomero (Finnish): secret closet
Ancestry of “salakomero”, step by step
salakomero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish komero
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | komero | closet |
| 2 | Finnish | ero | difference, distinction; Short for avioero;... |
| 3 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish sala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sala | A secret |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *sala | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śala | elm |