Where does “hevosenkenkäviikset” come from?

hevosenkenkäviikset (Finnish) comes from Finnish hevosenkenkä, from Finnish hevonen, from Proto-Finnic hepoinen, from Proto-Finnic -inen — -ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en.

hevosenkenkäviikset (Finnish): horseshoe moustache moustache covering the lip and having vertical extensions reaching down from the corners of the lips to the jawline, resembling an upside-down U or a horseshoe

Definitions

  1. horseshoe moustache moustache covering the lip and having vertical extensions reaching down from the corners of the lips to the jawline, resembling an upside-down U or a horseshoe

Ancestry of “hevosenkenkäviikset”, step by step

hevosenkenkäviikset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hevosenkenkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhevosenkenkäA horseshoe
2Finnishhevonenhorse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight
3Proto-Finnichepoinenhorse
4Proto-Finnic-inen-ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en

via Finnish viikset

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviiksetmoustache/mustache
2Finnishviiksione half of a moustache; moustache; Short for...
Every word from Proto-Finnic -inenEvery word from Proto-Finnic hepoinenEvery word from Finnish hevonen