Where does “salasoppi” come from?

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

salasoppi (Finnish): secret nook, secret lair

Definitions

  1. secret nook, secret lair

Ancestry of “salasoppi”, step by step

salasoppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sala

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

via Finnish soppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsoppiA small quiet spot; corner, nook
Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala →Every word from Finnish sala →