Where does “suolannälkä” come from?

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

suolannälkä (Finnish): salt craving

Definitions

  1. salt craving

Ancestry of “suolannälkä”, step by step

suolannälkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuolasalt; saline; salted
2Proto-Finnicsoolasalt
3Proto-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 Finnish suola →