Where does “suolaliemi” come from?

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

suolaliemi (Finnish): brine

Definitions

  1. brine

Ancestry of “suolaliemi”, step by step

suolaliemi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suola

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

via Finnish liemi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliemibroth; stock; liquor
2Proto-Finnicleemibroth, soup
3Proto-Uraliclämebroth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls →Every word from Proto-Finnic soola →Every word from Finnish suola →