Where does “sulku” come from?
sulku (Finnish) comes from Finnish sulkea, from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke-.
sulku (Finnish): bracket; blockade; lock
Ancestry of “sulku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sulkea | to close, shut; to turn off, to switch off |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sülkedäk | to spit |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | śulke- | — |
Words derived from “sulku”