Where does “valkosalava” come from?

valkosalava (Finnish) comes from Finnish salava, from Proto-Germanic salhô, from Indo-European *sl̥H-ik-.

valkosalava (Finnish): white willow, Salix alba

Definitions

  1. white willow, Salix alba

Ancestry of “valkosalava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalavacrack willow
2Proto-Germanicsalhôwillow, sallow
3Indo-European*sl̥H-ik-—
Every word from Indo-European *sl̥H-ik- →Every word from Proto-Germanic salhô →Every word from Finnish salava →