Where does “siipisalko” come from?

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

siipisalko (Finnish): wing spar

Definitions

  1. wing spar

Ancestry of “siipisalko”, step by step

siipisalko 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 siipi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiipiwing; sail; blade or a paddle of a water wheel or...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śëlkaw →Every word from Proto-Finnic salko →