Where does “salaojaputki” come from?

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

salaojaputki (Finnish): underground drainage pipe, underground drainpipe

Definitions

  1. underground drainage pipe, underground drainpipe

Ancestry of “salaojaputki”, step by step

salaojaputki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish salaoja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsalaojaAn underground drain
2FinnishsalaA secret
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
4Proto-Uralicśalaelm

via Finnish putki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishputkitube, pipe; duct, conduit; barrel
2Proto-Finnicpuckiplant with a hollow stem, especially various plants of genus Angelica
3Proto-Uralicpučkehollow plant stalk
Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala →Every word from Finnish sala →