Where does “vähäsuolainen” come from?

vähäsuolainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish suolainen, from Proto-Finnic soolainen, from Proto-Finnic soola, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls — salt.

vähäsuolainen (Finnish): low-salt, containing little salt

Definitions

  1. low-salt, containing little salt

Ancestry of “vähäsuolainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuolainensalty; saline
2Proto-Finnicsoolainensalty
3Proto-Finnicsoolasalt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂lssalt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls →Every word from Proto-Finnic soola →Every word from Proto-Finnic soolainen →