Where does “õlg” come from?

õlg (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic olka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wolka.

õlg (Estonian): shoulder; straw, hay

Definitions

  1. shoulder; straw, hay

Ancestry of “õlg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicolkashoulder
2Proto-Finno-Ugricwolka
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wolkaEvery word from Proto-Finnic olka