Where does “sallut” come from?

sallut (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami Salla, from Proto-Samic sëlë, from Proto-Uralic süle, from Proto-Turkic *sögil — wart.

sallut (Northern Sami): to embrace

Definitions

  1. to embrace

Ancestry of “sallut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern SamiSallaembrace, hug
2Proto-Samicsëlëfathom; lap
3Proto-Uralicsülebosom, lap, open arms
4Proto-Turkic*sögilwart
Every word from Proto-Turkic *sögil →Every word from Proto-Uralic süle →Every word from Proto-Samic sëlë →