Where does “huuleilu” come from?

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

huuleilu (Finnish): cracking jokes

Definitions

  1. cracking jokes

Ancestry of “huuleilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuuleillato tell jokes, to crack jokes
2Finnishhuulilip, labium either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth
3Proto-Finnichuulilip
4Proto-Uralicšulebosom, lap, open arms
Every word from Proto-Uralic šule →Every word from Proto-Finnic huuli →Every word from Finnish huuli →
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