Where does “õlka” come from?

õlka (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic olka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wolka.

õlka (Votic): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “õlka”, step by step

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