Where does “suolasiika” come from?

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

suolasiika (Finnish): salted whitefish

Definitions

  1. salted whitefish

Ancestry of “suolasiika”, step by step

suolasiika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suola

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

via Finnish siika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiikacommon whitefish, lavaret, or any of its subspecies
2Proto-Finnicsiikacommon whitefish, lavaret (Coregonus lavaretus)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls →Every word from Proto-Finnic soola →Every word from Finnish suola →