Where does “salausavain” come from?
salausavain (Finnish) comes from Finnish salaus, from Finnish salata, from Finnish sala, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala, from Proto-Uralic śala — elm.
salausavain (Finnish): encryption key
Ancestry of “salausavain”, step by step
salausavain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish salaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | salaus | encryption |
| 2 | Finnish | salata | to conceal, keep secret, cover up, hide; to... |
| 3 | Finnish | sala | A secret |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *sala | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | śala | elm |
via Finnish avain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | avain | key; code; clef, used especially in compound... |
| 2 | Finnish | avata | to open; to unwrap; to turn on |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | avait'ak | to open |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | aŋa- | — |