Where does “suolapunka” come from?

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

suolapunka (Finnish): brookweed, "Samolus valerandi"

Definitions

  1. brookweed, "Samolus valerandi"

Ancestry of “suolapunka”, step by step

suolapunka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suola

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

via Finnish punka

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