Where does “sukusalaisuus” come from?

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

sukusalaisuus (Finnish): family secret

Definitions

  1. family secret

Ancestry of “sukusalaisuus”, step by step

sukusalaisuus 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 suku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukuextended family, kin; genus; gender
2Proto-Finnicsukukin, extended family
Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala →Every word from Finnish sala →