Where does “salamahyökkäys” come from?
salamahyökkäys (Finnish) comes from Finnish Salama, from Proto-Finnic salama, from Proto-Uralic śala.
salamahyökkäys (Finnish): blitz
Ancestry of “salamahyökkäys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Salama | — |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | salama | lightning |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śala | — |