Where does “salavehje” come from?

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

salavehje (Finnish): secret contraption

Definitions

  1. secret contraption

Ancestry of “salavehje”, step by step

salavehje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sala

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

via Finnish vehje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvehjeAn unspecified piece of apparatus, or one for...
Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala →Every word from Finnish sala →