Where does “suolapatsas” come from?

suolapatsas (Finnish) comes from Finnish patsas, from Proto-Finnic paccas, from Proto-Germanic bandstaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

suolapatsas (Finnish): pillar of salt

Definitions

  1. pillar of salt

Ancestry of “suolapatsas”, step by step

suolapatsas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish patsas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatsasstatue; column formed by eg. water or clouds
2Proto-Finnicpaccas—
3Proto-Germanicbandstaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Finnish suola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuolasalt; saline; salted
2Proto-Finnicsoolasalt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂lssalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bandstaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic paccas →