Where does “juhannussalko” come from?
juhannussalko (Finnish) comes from Finnish salko, from Proto-Finnic salko, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śëlkaw, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ-.
juhannussalko (Finnish): maypole
Ancestry of “juhannussalko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | salko | pole; flagpole, flagstaff |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | salko | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | śëlkaw | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰAlgʰ- | — |