Where does “syljeskely” come from?

syljeskely (Finnish) comes from Finnish syljeskellä, from Finnish sylkeä, from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke-.

syljeskely (Finnish): spitting around

Definitions

  1. spitting around

Ancestry of “syljeskely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsyljeskelläTo spit in a continuous/indifferent manner
2Finnishsylkeäto spit; Partitive singular form of sylki
3Proto-Finnicsülkedäkto spit
4Proto-Finno-Permicśulke-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk →Every word from Finnish sylkeä →