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Where does “sali” come from?

sali (Finnish) comes from Swedish säl, from Old Norse selr, from Proto-Germanic selhaz, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

sali (Finnish): hall; A large room, often one in which dinners...

Definitions

  1. hall; A large room, often one in which dinners...

Ancestry of “sali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsäla seal
2Old Norseselrseal; second-person singular present indicative...
3Proto-Germanicselhazseal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

Words derived from “sali”

  • salibandy
  • oppisali
  • juhlasali
  • anatomiasali
  • salin
  • punttisali
  • odotussali
  • voimistelusali
  • salitanssi
  • valtiosali
  • lukusali
  • kokoussali
  • leikkaussali
  • kuntosali
  • punttis
  • urheilusali
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