From Proto-Finnic *salkka. Cognate to Votic salkkõ (“group”). Possibly derived from salu.
salk (genitive salga, partitive salka)
| Declension of salk (ÕS type 22u/leib, k-g gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | salk | salgad | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | salga | ||
| genitive | salkade | ||
| partitive | salka | salku salkasid | |
| illative | salka salgasse |
salkadesse salgusse | |
| inessive | salgas | salkades salgus | |
| elative | salgast | salkadest salgust | |
| allative | salgale | salkadele salgule | |
| adessive | salgal | salkadel salgul | |
| ablative | salgalt | salkadelt salgult | |
| translative | salgaks | salkadeks salguks | |
| terminative | salgani | salkadeni | |
| essive | salgana | salkadena | |
| abessive | salgata | salkadeta | |
| comitative | salgaga | salkadega | |
Derived from salk.
salk (genitive salgu, partitive salku)
| Declension of salk (ÕS type 22e/riik, k-g gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | salk | salgud | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | salgu | ||
| genitive | salkude | ||
| partitive | salku | salke salkusid | |
| illative | salku salgusse |
salkudesse salgesse | |
| inessive | salgus | salkudes salges | |
| elative | salgust | salkudest salgest | |
| allative | salgule | salkudele salgele | |
| adessive | salgul | salkudel salgel | |
| ablative | salgult | salkudelt salgelt | |
| translative | salguks | salkudeks salgeks | |
| terminative | salguni | salkudeni | |
| essive | salguna | salkudena | |
| abessive | salguta | salkudeta | |
| comitative | salguga | salkudega | |