Where does “salaluoto” come from?

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

salaluoto (Finnish): hidden underwater rock

Definitions

  1. hidden underwater rock

Ancestry of “salaluoto”, step by step

salaluoto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sala

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

via Finnish luoto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluotoislet especially a rocky one or one that is far from any larger land mass and is devoid of larger vegetation such as trees
Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala →Every word from Finnish sala →