Where does “halkihuuli” come from?

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

halkihuuli (Finnish): a person with a cleft lip

Definitions

  1. a person with a cleft lip

Ancestry of “halkihuuli”, step by step

halkihuuli 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 Finnish halki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhalkithrough; across; broken
2Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
3Proto-Uralic-joblique plural
Every word from Proto-Uralic šule →Every word from Proto-Finnic huuli →Every word from Finnish huuli →