Where does “šëlë” come from?
šëlë (Proto-Samic) comes from Proto-Uralic süle, from Proto-Turkic *sögil.
šëlë (Proto-Samic): fathom; lap
Ancestry of “šëlë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Uralic | süle | bosom, lap, open arms |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | *sögil | — |
Words derived from “šëlë”