Where does “salama” come from?

salama (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Uralic śala — elm.

salama (Proto-Finnic): lightning

Definitions

  1. lightning

Ancestry of “salama”, step by step

salama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Uralic śala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralicśalaelm

via Proto-Finno-Ugric śala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugricśalaelm

Words derived from “salama

Every word from Proto-Uralic śala