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
Ancestry of “nurksulg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | sülg | saliva |
| 2 | Finnish | sulku | bracket; blockade; lock |
| 3 | Finnish | sulkea | to close, shut; to turn off, to switch off |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | sülkedäk | to spit |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Permic | śulke- | — |