Where does “salajutto” come from?

salajutto (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian sala, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala, from Proto-Uralic śala — elm.

salajutto (Ingrian): conversation held in secret

Definitions

  1. conversation held in secret

Ancestry of “salajutto”, step by step

salajutto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian sala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansalasecret
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
3Proto-Uralicśalaelm

via Ingrian jutto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianjuttotalk
Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala →Every word from Ingrian sala →