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Where does “sulko” come from?

sulko (Ido) comes from Esperanto sulko, from Latin sulcus, from Proto-Italic solkos, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

sulko (Ido): furrow, rut, flangeway

Definitions

  1. furrow, rut, flangeway

Ancestry of “sulko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosulkofurrow
2Latinsulcusfurrow; ploughing
3Proto-Italicsolkos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw

Words derived from “sulko”

  • sulketo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →