Where does “sulgema” come from?
sulgema (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke-.
sulgema (Estonian): to close
Ancestry of “sulgema”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | sülkedäk | to spit |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Permic | śulke- | — |