Where does “шекә” come from?

шекә (Kamassian) comes from Proto-Samoyedic *käəj, from Proto-Uralic käle — tongue; language.

шекә (Kamassian): tongue

Definitions

  1. tongue

Ancestry of “шекә”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samoyedic*käəjtongue
2Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Samoyedic *käəj →