Where does “salarakas” come from?

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

salarakas (Finnish): secret lover

Definitions

  1. secret lover

Ancestry of “salarakas”, step by step

salarakas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sala

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

via Finnish rakas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakasdear, beloved, cherished; eager, willing, greedy;...
2Proto-Finnicrak'asgreedy
Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala →Every word from Finnish sala →