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

  1. salt spreader; Genitive plural form of suola

Ancestry of “suolain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsuolataTo salt; To preserve in salt; To spread salt on...
2Proto-Finnicsoolat'akto salt
3Proto-Finnicsoolasalt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂lssalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls →Every word from Proto-Finnic soola →Every word from Proto-Finnic soolat'ak →
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