Where does “nurksulg” come from?

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

nurksulg (Estonian): square bracket

Definitions

  1. square bracket

Ancestry of “nurksulg”, step by step

nurksulg 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 nurk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniannurkcorner; angle
2Proto-Finnicnurkkacorner
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk →Every word from Finnish sulkea →