Where does “sül'” come from?
sül' (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic süli, from Proto-Uralic süle, from Proto-Turkic *sögil.
sül' (Veps): lap
Ancestry of “sül'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | süli | — |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | süle | bosom, lap, open arms |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *sögil | — |