Where does “suolain” come from?
suolain (Finnish) comes from Finnish suolata, from Proto-Finnic soolat'ak, from Proto-Finnic soola, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls — salt.
suolain (Finnish): salt spreader; Genitive plural form of suola
Definitions
- salt spreader; Genitive plural form of suola
Ancestry of “suolain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | suolata | To salt; To preserve in salt; To spread salt on... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | soolat'ak | to salt |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | soola | salt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ls | salt |