Where does “sëlë” come from?

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

sëlë (Proto-Samic): fathom; lap

Definitions

  1. fathom; lap

Ancestry of “sëlë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralicsülebosom, lap, open arms
2Proto-Turkic*sögilwart

Words derived from “sëlë”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *sögil →Every word from Proto-Uralic süle →