Where does “sylkyastia” come from?

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

sylkyastia (Finnish): spittoon

Definitions

  1. spittoon

Ancestry of “sylkyastia”, step by step

sylkyastia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sylky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsylkyspitting; spit
2Finnishsylkeäto spit; Partitive singular form of sylki
3Proto-Finnicsülkedäkto spit
4Proto-Finno-Permicśulke-—

via Finnish astia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishastiacontainer, vessel, receptacle; dish; bin
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk →Every word from Finnish sylkeä →
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