Where does “salassapito” come from?
salassapito (Finnish) comes from Finnish pito, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.
salassapito (Finnish): confidentiality, secrecy, concealment
Definitions
- confidentiality, secrecy, concealment
Ancestry of “salassapito”, step by step
salassapito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pito
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pito | keeping, upkeep; spending; traction |
| 2 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |
via Finnish sala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sala | A secret |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *sala | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śala | elm |
Words derived from “salassapito”