Where does “sylkijä” come from?

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

sylkijä (Finnish): spitter one who spits

Definitions

  1. spitter one who spits

Ancestry of “sylkijä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsylkeäto spit; Partitive singular form of sylki
2Proto-Finnicsülkedäkto spit
3Proto-Finno-Permicśulke-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk →Every word from Finnish sylkeä →