Where does “sylky” come from?
sylky (Finnish) comes from Finnish sylkeä, from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke-.
sylky (Finnish): spitting; spit
Ancestry of “sylky”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sylkeä | to spit; Partitive singular form of sylki |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sülkedäk | to spit |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | śulke- | — |
Words derived from “sylky”