Where does “alahuuli” come from?

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

alahuuli (Finnish): lower lip

Definitions

  1. lower lip

Ancestry of “alahuuli”, step by step

alahuuli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuulilip, labium either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth
2Proto-Finnichuulilip
3Proto-Uralicšulebosom, lap, open arms

via Ingrian huuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianhuulilip
Every word from Proto-Uralic šule →Every word from Proto-Finnic huuli →Every word from Finnish huuli →