Where does “selustatuki” come from?

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

selustatuki (Finnish): backup, support

Definitions

  1. backup, support

Ancestry of “selustatuki”, step by step

selustatuki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selusta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselustaback, rear, backside, rearward; rear
2Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
3Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
4Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—

via Finnish tuki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtukisupport; back, backing; strut, prop, crutch
2Proto-Finnictukisupport
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic selkä →Every word from Finnish selkä →