Where does “suolaus” come from?

suolaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish suolata, from Proto-Finnic soolat'ak, from Proto-Finnic soola, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls — salt.

suolaus (Finnish): salting

Definitions

  1. salting

Ancestry of “suolaus”, step by step

suolaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suolata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsuolataTo salt; To preserve in salt; To spread salt on...
2Proto-Finnicsoolat'akto salt
3Proto-Finnicsoolasalt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂lssalt

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “suolaus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls →Every word from Proto-Finnic soola →Every word from Proto-Finnic soolat'ak →
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