Where does “sälg” come from?
sälg (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä.
sälg (Võro): back; back, rear
Ancestry of “sälg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | selkä | back; ridge |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Permic | śelkä | — |