Where does “sõlm” come from?

sõlm (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic solmi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolme — knot, bundle; to bind.

sõlm (Estonian): knot

Definitions

  1. knot

Ancestry of “sõlm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsolmiknot
2Proto-Finno-Ugricćolmeknot, bundle; to bind

Words derived from “sõlm

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolmeEvery word from Proto-Finnic solmi