salko.
pole (long and slender piece of metal or especially wood, used for various construction or support purposes)
Meaning & usage
pole (long and slender piece of metal or especially wood, used for various construction or support purposes)
flagpole, flagstaff
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *salko, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śëlkaw, a loan from an early descendant of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ- (“slat”). Finno-Ugric cognates include Karelian šalko, Northern Sami čuolggu (“lever, crowbar”), Erzya сялго (śalgo, “stick”), Hungarian szál (“fiber”), Northern Mansi са̄гла (sāgla, “slat, splinter”); Indo-European cognates include Lithuanian žalgà, Armenian ձաղկ (jaġk), Proto-Germanic *galgô > English gallows.
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