Where does “huul” come from?

huul (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic huuli, from Proto-Uralic šule — bosom, lap, open arms.

huul (Estonian): lip

Definitions

  1. lip

Ancestry of “huul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichuulilip
2Proto-Uralicšulebosom, lap, open arms
Every word from Proto-Uralic šuleEvery word from Proto-Finnic huuli
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