Where does “noolsulg” come from?

noolsulg (Estonian) comes from Estonian sülg, from Finnish sulku, from Finnish sulkea, from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke-.

noolsulg (Estonian): angle bracket

Definitions

  1. angle bracket

Ancestry of “noolsulg”, step by step

noolsulg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian sülg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansülgsaliva
2Finnishsulkubracket; blockade; lock
3Finnishsulkeato close, shut; to turn off, to switch off
4Proto-Finnicsülkedäkto spit
5Proto-Finno-Permicśulke-—

via Estonian nool

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniannoolarrow
2Proto-Finnicnooliarrow
3Proto-Uralicńëlearrow
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk →Every word from Finnish sulkea →
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