Where does “salavaarna” come from?

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

salavaarna (Finnish): concealed tenon

Definitions

  1. concealed tenon

Ancestry of “salavaarna”, step by step

salavaarna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sala

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

via Finnish vaarna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaarnatenon projecting member used to connect e.g. wooden parts together
Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala →Every word from Finnish sala →