Where does “suolakala” come from?

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

suolakala (Finnish): saltfish, salted fish

Definitions

  1. saltfish, salted fish

Ancestry of “suolakala”, step by step

suolakala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suola

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

via Finnish kala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalafish; fishing; seafood
2Proto-Finnickalafish
3Proto-Uralickäläfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls →Every word from Proto-Finnic soola →Every word from Finnish suola →