Where does “syljeskellä” come from?
syljeskellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish sylkeä, from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke-.
syljeskellä (Finnish): To spit in a continuous/indifferent manner
Definitions
- To spit in a continuous/indifferent manner
Ancestry of “syljeskellä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sylkeä | to spit; Partitive singular form of sylki |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sülkedäk | to spit |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | śulke- | — |