Where does “kyljysselkä” come from?

kyljysselkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish selkä, from Proto-Finnic selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä.

kyljysselkä (Finnish): pork loin, carré

Definitions

  1. pork loin, carré

Ancestry of “kyljysselkä”, step by step

kyljysselkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—

via Finnish kyljys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyljyschop, cutlet
2Finnishkylkiside; sparerib; loin
3Proto-Finnickülkiside, flank
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic selkä →Every word from Finnish selkä →