Where does “suola-astia” come from?

suola-astia (Finnish) comes from Finnish suola, from Proto-Finnic soola, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls — salt.

suola-astia (Finnish): salt vessel

Definitions

  1. salt vessel

Ancestry of “suola-astia”, step by step

suola-astia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuolasalt; saline; salted
2Proto-Finnicsoolasalt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂lssalt

via Finnish astia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishastiacontainer, vessel, receptacle; dish; bin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls →Every word from Proto-Finnic soola →Every word from Finnish suola →