selkä

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (anatomy) back
  • ridge, spine line or area on a mountain or hill from which one can descend to at least two separate directions
  • watershed area
  • back, spine the side where the pages are bound together
  • open water expanse of sea or large lake which is distant from shore and devoid of nearby islands or other obstructions

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *selkä.

Origin

Proto-Finnic

*selkä

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