Where does “салотопка” come from?

салотопка (Russian) comes from Russian са́ло, from Old East Slavic сало, from Proto-Slavic sadlo, from Livonian sǟdõ, from Proto-Finnic säätädäk — to arrange, organize.

салотопка (Russian): tallow boilery

Definitions

  1. tallow boilery

Ancestry of “салотопка”, step by step

салотопка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian са́ло

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianса́лоfat
2Old East Slavicсало—
3Proto-Slavicsadlofat
4Livoniansǟdõto arrange, organize
5Proto-Finnicsäätädäkto arrange, organize

via Russian топи́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтопи́тьto melt down; to stoke; to heat
2Proto-Slavictopìtito heat; to drown
Every word from Proto-Finnic säätädäk →Every word from Livonian sǟdõ →Every word from Proto-Slavic sadlo →
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