Where does “soolaheinärokka” come from?

soolaheinärokka (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian soolaheinä, from Proto-Finnic soola, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls — salt.

soolaheinärokka (Ingrian): sheep sorrel soup

Definitions

  1. sheep sorrel soup

Ancestry of “soolaheinärokka”, step by step

soolaheinärokka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian soolaheinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansoolaheinäsheep sorrel
2Proto-Finnicsoolasalt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂lssalt

via Ingrian rokka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianrokkacabbage soup
2Proto-Finno-Ugricrokka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂ls →Every word from Proto-Finnic soola →Every word from Ingrian soolaheinä →