Where does “lippusalko” come from?

lippusalko (Finnish) comes from Finnish salko, from Proto-Finnic salko, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śëlkaw, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ-.

lippusalko (Finnish): flagpole, flagstaff

Definitions

  1. flagpole, flagstaff

Ancestry of “lippusalko”, step by step

lippusalko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish salko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalkopole; flagpole, flagstaff
2Proto-Finnicsalkopole
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśëlkaw—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰAlgʰ-—

via Finnish lippu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlippuflag, banner; colours; sheet, ticket
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śëlkaw →Every word from Proto-Finnic salko →