Where does “salla” come from?

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

Definitions

Ancestry of “salla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicsëlëfathom; lap
2Proto-Uralicsülebosom, lap, open arms
3Proto-Turkic*sögilwart
Every word from Proto-Turkic *sögil →Every word from Proto-Uralic süle →Every word from Proto-Samic sëlë →