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Where does “olka” come from?

olka (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic olka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wolka.

olka (Finnish): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “olka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicolkashoulder
2Proto-Finno-Ugricwolka—

Words derived from “olka”

  • olkavarsi
  • yliolkaisuus
  • yliolkainen
  • olkanauha
  • olkanivel
  • olkahermopunosvaurio
  • olkahermopunos
  • olkapää
  • olankohautus
  • olan
  • olkalaukku
  • olkalinja
  • olkahihna
  • olkalihas
  • -olkaiminen
  • olkapääohjus
  • olkatoppaus
  • olakkain
  • olkaimellinen
  • olkain
  • olkaluu
  • olka-akseli
  • angolanolkalepakko
  • yliolanheitin
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wolka →