Where does “sülg” come from?

sülg (Estonian) comes from Finnish sulku, from Finnish sulkea, from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke-.

sülg (Estonian): saliva

Definitions

  1. saliva

Ancestry of “sülg”, step by step

sülg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sulku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulkubracket; blockade; lock
2Finnishsulkeato close, shut; to turn off, to switch off
3Proto-Finnicsülkedäkto spit
4Proto-Finno-Permicśulke-—

via Proto-Finnic sülki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsülkisaliva, spit
2Proto-Uralicśülke—

Words derived from “sülg”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk →Every word from Finnish sulkea →