Where does “suolaisuus” come from?

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

suolaisuus (Finnish): saltiness; salinity

Definitions

  1. saltiness; salinity

Ancestry of “suolaisuus”, step by step

suolaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suolainen

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

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls →Every word from Proto-Finnic soola →Every word from Proto-Finnic soolainen →