Where does “alaleukalihas” come from?
alaleukalihas (Finnish) comes from Finnish lihas, from Finnish -s, from Proto-Finnic -nci, from Proto-Uralic -mte.
alaleukalihas (Finnish): mandibular muscle
Ancestry of “alaleukalihas”, step by step
alaleukalihas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lihas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lihas | muscle |
| 2 | Finnish | -s | Forms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers, or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -nci | Forms ordinal numbers from the corresponding... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -mte | — |
via Finnish alaleuka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alaleuka | lower jaw, mandible |
| 2 | Finnish | ala- | under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ala | lower; under |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | ëla | below |