Where does “suolaisennälkä” come from?

suolaisennälkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish suolainen, from Proto-Finnic soolainen, from Proto-Finnic soola, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls — salt.

suolaisennälkä (Finnish): craving for something salty

Definitions

  1. craving for something salty

Ancestry of “suolaisennälkä”, step by step

suolaisennälkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suolainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuolainensalty; saline
2Proto-Finnicsoolainensalty
3Proto-Finnicsoolasalt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂lssalt

via Finnish nälkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnälkähunger; The expression "olla nälkä" translates...
2Proto-Finnicnälkähunger
3Proto-Uralicńäle-to swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls →Every word from Proto-Finnic soola →Every word from Proto-Finnic soolainen →