Where does “salla” come from?
salla (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic sëlë, from Proto-Uralic süle, from Proto-Turkic *sögil.
salla (Lule Sami): fathom
Ancestry of “salla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Samic | sëlë | fathom; lap |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | süle | bosom, lap, open arms |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *sögil | — |