Where does “siipisulka” come from?

siipisulka (Finnish) comes from Finnish sulka, from Proto-Finnic sulka, from Proto-Uralic tulka — feather.

siipisulka (Finnish): wing feather

Definitions

  1. wing feather

Ancestry of “siipisulka”, step by step

siipisulka traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sulka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulkafeather; windscreen wiper rubber blade
2Proto-Finnicsulkafeather
3Proto-Uralictulkafeather

via Finnish siipi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiipiwing; sail; blade or a paddle of a water wheel or...

via Ingrian sulka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansulkafeather
Every word from Proto-Uralic tulka →Every word from Proto-Finnic sulka →Every word from Finnish sulka →