Where does “kaarisulje” come from?

kaarisulje (Finnish) comes from Finnish sulje, from Finnish sulkea, from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke-.

kaarisulje (Finnish): parenthesis

Definitions

  1. parenthesis

Ancestry of “kaarisulje”, step by step

kaarisulje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sulje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsuljeA bracket; Indicative present connegative form of...
2Finnishsulkeato close, shut; to turn off, to switch off
3Proto-Finnicsülkedäkto spit
4Proto-Finno-Permicśulke-—

via Finnish kaari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaaricurve; bow; arch
2Proto-Finnickaaricurve
3Proto-Uralickëŋerecurved thing
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk →Every word from Finnish sulkea →