Where does “чамапелькс” come from?

чамапелькс (Erzya) comes from Erzya пелькс, from Erzya -кс — noun suffix.

чамапелькс (Erzya): cheek

Definitions

  1. cheek

Ancestry of “чамапелькс”, step by step

чамапелькс traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Erzya пелькс

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaпельксbit, component, piece, segment, share
2Erzya-ксnoun suffix

via Erzya чама

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Erzyaчамаface; face, figure
Every word from Erzya -кс →Every word from Erzya пелькс →