Where does “olg” come from?

olg (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic olka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wolka.

olg (Võro): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “olg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicolkashoulder
2Proto-Finno-Ugricwolka—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wolka →Every word from Proto-Finnic olka →
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