Where does “sälg” come from?

sälg (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä.

sälg (Võro): back; back, rear

Definitions

  1. back; back, rear

Ancestry of “sälg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
2Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä →Every word from Proto-Finnic selkä →