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Where does “sild” come from?

sild (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic cilta, from Proto-Baltic *tílˀta.

sild (Estonian): bridge

Definitions

  1. bridge

Ancestry of “sild”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicciltabridge
2Proto-Baltic*tílˀta—

Words derived from “sild”

  • silla
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