Where does “sotasalaisuus” come from?

sotasalaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish salaisuus, from Finnish salainen, from Finnish sala, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala, from Proto-Uralic śala — elm.

sotasalaisuus (Finnish): military secret

Definitions

  1. military secret

Ancestry of “sotasalaisuus”, step by step

sotasalaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish salaisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalaisuussecret
2Finnishsalainensecret, clandestine; arcane
3FinnishsalaA secret
4Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
5Proto-Uralicśalaelm

via Finnish sota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsotawar; warfare; military, war-
2Proto-Finnicsotawar, conflict
3Proto-Uralicśoďawar
Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala →Every word from Finnish sala →