Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/salko

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *śëlkaw, borrowed from an Indo-European language, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-. Cognate with Proto-Samic *čuolkōj.

Noun edit

*salko

  1. pole (long and slender piece of wood)

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Finnish: salko
  • Ingrian: salko
  • Karelian:
  • Livvi: salgo
  • Ludian: salg

Further reading edit

  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “salko”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN