Where does “salpauma” come from?

salpauma (Finnish) comes from Finnish -uma, from Finnish -ma, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

salpauma (Finnish): block that which has become blocked

Definitions

  1. block that which has become blocked

Ancestry of “salpauma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-umaVariant of -ma; forms passive action/result nouns...
2Finnish-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; The suffix...
3Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
4Proto-Uralic-ma
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Proto-Finnic -maEvery word from Finnish -uma