Where does “sulc” come from?

sulc (Romanian) comes from Latin sulcus, from Proto-Italic solkos, from Proto-Indo-European selk- — to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw.

sulc (Romanian): furrow of earth; crease

Definitions

  1. furrow of earth; crease

Ancestry of “sulc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsulcusfurrow; ploughing
2Proto-Italicsolkos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selk- →Every word from Proto-Italic solkos →Every word from Latin sulcus →