Where does “salama” come from?

salama (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic salama, from Proto-Uralic śala — elm.

salama (Finnish): lightning, bolt; flash

Definitions

  1. lightning, bolt; flash

Ancestry of “salama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsalamalightning
2Proto-Uralicśalaelm
Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finnic salama →
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