Where does “sotasaalis” come from?
sotasaalis (Finnish) comes from Finnish sota, from Proto-Finnic sota, from Proto-Uralic śoďa — war.
sotasaalis (Finnish): war booty
Ancestry of “sotasaalis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sota | war; warfare; military, war- |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sota | war, conflict |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śoďa | war |