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

Definitions

  1. bracket; blockade; lock

Ancestry of “sulku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulkeato close, shut; to turn off, to switch off
2Proto-Finnicsülkedäkto spit
3Proto-Finno-Permicśulke-—

Words derived from “sulku”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk →Every word from Finnish sulkea →
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