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Where does “salo” come from?

salo (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic salo — island; forest.

salo (Finnish): a deep forest, wilderness; a forested island;...

Definitions

  1. a deep forest, wilderness; a forested island;...

Ancestry of “salo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsaloisland; forest

Words derived from “salo”

  • salolimaseitikki
  • salomaa
  • Salo
  • Salonen
  • salon
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