Where does “selys” come from?

selys (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian selkä, from Proto-Finnic selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä.

selys (Ingrian): either of the two lines on either side of a gillnet

Definitions

  1. either of the two lines on either side of a gillnet

Ancestry of “selys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianselkäback
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—

Words derived from “selys”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic selkä →Every word from Ingrian selkä →