Where does “sulutus” come from?

sulutus (Finnish) comes from Finnish suluttaa, from Finnish sulku, from Finnish sulkea, from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke-.

sulutus (Finnish): locking, lockage, operating locks in a canal

Definitions

  1. locking, lockage, operating locks in a canal

Ancestry of “sulutus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuluttaato lock operate locks; raise or lower a boat in a lock
2Finnishsulkubracket; blockade; lock
3Finnishsulkeato close, shut; to turn off, to switch off
4Proto-Finnicsülkedäkto spit
5Proto-Finno-Permicśulke-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk →Every word from Finnish sulkea →
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