, of uncertain origin. Probably from Middle English *sulke, *solke (attested in solcennesse, from Old English āsolcennys, from āsolcen, from past participle of Old English āseolcan, from Proto-Germanic *selkaną, from Proto-Indo-European, from *selǵ-. Cognate with several Indo-Iranian words deriving from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sarȷ́- (such as Sanskrit सृजति, सर्जति, सर्जन, सृक), possibly Hittite 𒊭𒀠𒀝𒍣 ("knead, mix"), although the semantic connection is weak.
Latin sulcus.
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