Where does “sylkäisy” come from?

sylkäisy (Finnish) comes from Finnish sylkäistä, from Finnish sylkeä, from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke-.

sylkäisy (Finnish): spitting once

Definitions

  1. spitting once

Ancestry of “sylkäisy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsylkäistäTo spit (once)
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 →
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