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Where does “selg” come from?

selg (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä.

selg (Estonian): back; back, backside

Definitions

  1. back; back, backside

Ancestry of “selg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
2Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—

Words derived from “selg”

  • seljaaju
  • selja
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