сэль

See also: сель

Erzya

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mordvinic *seľ, inherited from Proto-Uralic *süle (“bosom, lap, open arms; fathom?”). Cognates include Finnish syli, Veps sül', Hungarian öl.

Noun

сэль • (seľ)

1. fathom

Etymology 2

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic *säŋä (“yarn, thread”). Compare Finnish sää (“fiber, thread, strand”).

Noun

сэль • (seľ)

1. handspun thread

Derived terms

• сэльге (seľge)

References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “сэль”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
• Entry #900 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
• Entry #1545 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.