Where does “salamanleimaus” come from?

salamanleimaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish leimaus, from Finnish leimata, from Finnish leima, from Russian клеймо́ — brand, stamp, identification mark.

Ancestry of “salamanleimaus”, step by step

salamanleimaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leimaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleimausstamping; tainting, stigmatizing
2Finnishleimatato stamp; to denounce; to taint a person's...
3Finnishleimastamp; label, mark; stain, taint, stigma
4Russianклеймо́brand, stamp, identification mark

via Finnish Salama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSalamalightning, bolt
2Proto-Finnicsalamalightning
3Proto-Uralicśalaelm
Every word from Russian клеймо́Every word from Finnish leimaEvery word from Finnish leimata
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