Where does “salaustapa” come from?

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

salaustapa (Finnish): method of encryption, cipher

Definitions

  1. method of encryption, cipher

Ancestry of “salaustapa”, step by step

salaustapa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish salaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalausencryption
2Finnishsalatato conceal, keep secret, cover up, hide; to...
3FinnishsalaA secret
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
5Proto-Uralicśalaelm

via Finnish tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapacustom; habit; manner
2Proto-Finnictapaway, custom; nature
Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala →Every word from Finnish sala →