Where does “selja” come from?

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

selja (Estonian): genitive singular of selg

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of selg

Ancestry of “selja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianselgback; back, backside
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic selkä →Every word from Estonian selg →