Where does “selkonen” come from?

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

selkonen (Finnish): wilderness, especially that in northern Finland

Definitions

  1. wilderness, especially that in northern Finland

Ancestry of “selkonen”, step by step

selkonen 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 onen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishonen—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic selkä →Every word from Finnish selkä →