Where does “tuulensulku” come from?

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

tuulensulku (Finnish): air barrier, wind barrier between insulation and cladding

Definitions

  1. air barrier, wind barrier between insulation and cladding

Ancestry of “tuulensulku”, step by step

tuulensulku 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 Tuuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTuuliwind
2FinnishTuulikkiA forest goddess, daughter of Tapio in the Kalevala

Words derived from “tuulensulku”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk →Every word from Finnish sulkea →