Where does “salakuunnella” come from?

salakuunnella (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuunnella, from Proto-Finnic kundeldak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kontale-.

salakuunnella (Finnish): to eavesdrop, listen in; to tap, wiretap

Definitions

  1. to eavesdrop, listen in; to tap, wiretap

Ancestry of “salakuunnella”, step by step

salakuunnella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuunnella

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuunnellato listen; to listen in, eavesdrop; often with...
2Proto-Finnickundeldakto listen (to)
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickontale-—

via Finnish sala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsalaA secret
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
3Proto-Uralicśalaelm
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kontale- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kundeldak →Every word from Finnish kuunnella →