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Where does “sulg” come from?

sulg (Livonian) comes from Finnish sulku, from Finnish sulkea, from Proto-Finnic sülkedäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic śulke-.

sulg (Livonian): feather

Definitions

  1. feather

Ancestry of “sulg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulkubracket; blockade; lock
2Finnishsulkeato close, shut; to turn off, to switch off
3Proto-Finnicsülkedäkto spit
4Proto-Finno-Permicśulke-—
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