Where does “salata” come from?

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

salata (Finnish): to conceal, keep secret, cover up, hide; to...

Definitions

  1. to conceal, keep secret, cover up, hide; to...

Ancestry of “salata”, step by step

salata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sala

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

via Finnish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishwhat
2FinnishmitäPartitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...

Words derived from “salata

Every word from Proto-Uralic śalaEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *salaEvery word from Finnish sala