Sálmi

surname · Latin script

Sálmi is a surname written in the Latin script. Recorded meaning: From Proto-Finnic *salmi, from Proto-Finno-Permic *śolma. Cognates include Northern Sami čoalbmi (“narrow in lake”), Skolt Sami čuäˊlmm (“sound, narrows”) and possibly Udmurt сюм (śum, “bay, cove”).

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Derivation of Sálmi: each step is the form the one above it came from.
Sálmi
  1. Proto-Finnic*salmi(measured from records)
  2. Proto-Finno-Permic*śolma(measured from records)

From Proto-Finnic *salmi, from Proto-Finno-Permic *śolma. Cognates include Northern Sami čoalbmi (“narrow in lake”), Skolt Sami čuäˊlmm (“sound, narrows”) and possibly Udmurt сюм (śum, “bay, cove”). Finnish dialectal jolma is a Saami loan.

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Evidence(measured from records)

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What does the name Sálmi mean, and where does it come from?
From Proto-Finnic *salmi, from Proto-Finno-Permic *śolma. Cognates include Northern Sami čoalbmi (“narrow in lake”), Skolt Sami čuäˊlmm (“sound, narrows”) and possibly Udmurt сюм (śum, “bay, cove”). Recorded by Wiktionary.

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Sálmi”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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