Where does “sälä-” come from?
sälä- (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Finno-Ugric śälä- — to cut, cut up, slice.
Ancestry of “sälä-”, step by step
sälä- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Finno-Ugric śälä-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | śälä- | to cut, cut up, slice |
via Proto-Uralic ćälä-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Uralic | ćälä- | to flash, lighten |