Where does “työntösalpa” come from?

työntösalpa (Finnish) comes from Finnish sälpä, from Finnish sala, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala, from Proto-Uralic śala — elm.

työntösalpa (Finnish): push latch

Definitions

  1. push latch

Ancestry of “työntösalpa”, step by step

työntösalpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sälpä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsälpäspar
2FinnishsalaA secret
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
4Proto-Uralicśalaelm

via Finnish työntö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöntöthrust, push
2FinnishtyöntääTo push
3Proto-Finnictööntädäkto push, to shove
Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala →Every word from Finnish sala →