< Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic
Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/külki
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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Unknown. Possibly Balto-Slavic, compare Bulgarian кълка (kǎlka, “thigh”) , Serbo-Croatian kuk (“hip”), and Proto-Slavic *kъlkъ. Compare also Northern Sami gilga.
Noun
*külki
- side, flank
Descendants
- Estonian: külg
- Finnish: kylki
- Ingrian: kylki
- Karelian: kylki, kylgi
- Livonian: kiļg
- Livvi: kylgi
- Ludian: kül'g
- Veps: kül'g
- Võro: külg'
- Votic: tšültši
Further reading
- Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN