Where does “seltšä” come from?

seltšä (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic śelkä.

seltšä (Votic): back

Definitions

  1. back

Ancestry of “seltšä”, step by step

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