Where does “salpavesi” come from?

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

salpavesi (Finnish): confined groundwater

Definitions

  1. confined groundwater

Ancestry of “salpavesi”, step by step

salpavesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sälpä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsälpäspar
2FinnishsalaA secret
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
4Proto-Uralicśalaelm

via Finnish vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala →Every word from Finnish sala →