Where does “tiesulku” come from?

tiesulku (Finnish) comes from Finnish sulku, from Finnish sulkea, from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke-.

tiesulku (Finnish): roadblock

Definitions

  1. roadblock

Ancestry of “tiesulku”, step by step

tiesulku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sulku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulkubracket; blockade; lock
2Finnishsulkeato close, shut; to turn off, to switch off
3Proto-Finnicsülkedäkto spit
4Proto-Finno-Permicśulke-—

via Finnish tie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtieway; road; avenue
2Proto-Finnicteeway, road
3Proto-Uralictejeway, road, path
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk →Every word from Finnish sulkea →