Where does “salaoja” come from?

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

salaoja (Finnish): An underground drain

Definitions

  1. An underground drain

Ancestry of “salaoja”, step by step

salaoja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sala

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

via Finnish oja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishojaditch, trench; small natural brook
2Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—

Words derived from “salaoja”

Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala →Every word from Finnish sala →