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Where does “selkäosa” come from?
selkäosa (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian selkä, from Proto-Finnic selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä.
Ancestry of “selkäosa”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ingrian
selkä
back
2
Proto-Finnic
selkä
back; ridge
3
Proto-Finno-Permic
śelkä
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