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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/külki

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed words 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

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

  1. side, flank

Descendants

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
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