сялго

Erzya

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *śalgə, inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śëlkaw (“pole, rod”). Cognates include Finnish salko, Northern Sami čuolggu, Udmurt сюл (śul), Hungarian szál, Eastern Khanty [script needed] (saɣǝl).

Noun

сялго • (śalgo)

1. stinger
2. thorn, spine, pickle
3. fish-bone

Declension

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References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “сялго”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
• Entry #929 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.