Where does “salarakkaus” come from?

salarakkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish rakkaus, from Finnish rakas, from Proto-Finnic rak'as — greedy.

salarakkaus (Finnish): secret affair, secret love

Definitions

  1. secret affair, secret love

Ancestry of “salarakkaus”, step by step

salarakkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rakkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakkauslove, affection
2Finnishrakasdear, beloved, cherished; eager, willing, greedy;...
3Proto-Finnicrak'asgreedy

via Finnish sala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsalaA secret
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
3Proto-Uralicśalaelm
Every word from Proto-Finnic rak'as →Every word from Finnish rakas →Every word from Finnish rakkaus →