Where does “viirisalko” come from?

viirisalko (Finnish) comes from Finnish salko, from Proto-Finnic salko, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śëlkaw, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ-.

viirisalko (Finnish): pennant pole, pennant flagpole

Definitions

  1. pennant pole, pennant flagpole

Ancestry of “viirisalko”, step by step

viirisalko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish salko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalkopole; flagpole, flagstaff
2Proto-Finnicsalkopole
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśëlkaw—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰAlgʰ-—

via Finnish viiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviiripennon, pennant, streamer; gyron
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śëlkaw →Every word from Proto-Finnic salko →