Where does “Salla” come from?

Salla (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic sëlë, from Proto-Uralic süle, from Proto-Turkic *sögil — wart.

Salla (Northern Sami): embrace, hug

Definitions

  1. embrace, hug

Ancestry of “Salla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicsëlëfathom; lap
2Proto-Uralicsülebosom, lap, open arms
3Proto-Turkic*sögilwart

Words derived from “Salla”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *sögil →Every word from Proto-Uralic süle →Every word from Proto-Samic sëlë →