Where does “čuolggu” come from?

čuolggu (Northern Sami) comes from Proto-Samic čuolkōj, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śëlkaw, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ-.

čuolggu (Northern Sami): crowbar

Definitions

  1. crowbar

Ancestry of “čuolggu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicčuolkōjlog
2Proto-Finno-Ugricśëlkaw—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰAlgʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰAlgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śëlkaw →Every word from Proto-Samic čuolkōj →