се̄лльк

Kildin Sami

Etymology

Proto-Samic *sealkē, from Proto-Finnic *selkä, from Proto-Finno-Permic *śelkä. Doublet of че̄лльк (čiell’k) (obsolete). Compare Northern Sami sealgi.

Adjective

се̄лльк (s’ēll’k)

  1. back, the rear of the torso

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎, Русский язык, page 319
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