Where does “suolakide” come from?

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

suolakide (Finnish): salt crystal

Definitions

  1. salt crystal

Ancestry of “suolakide”, step by step

suolakide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suola

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

via Finnish kide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkidecrystal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls →Every word from Proto-Finnic soola →Every word from Finnish suola →
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