Where does “selkälokki” come from?
selkälokki (Finnish) comes from Finnish selkä, from Proto-Finnic selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä.
selkälokki (Finnish): lesser black-backed gull
Ancestry of “selkälokki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | selkä | back; ridge, spine; watershed area |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | selkä | back; ridge |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | śelkä | — |