Where does “huulipekari” come from?
huulipekari (Finnish) comes from Finnish huuli, from Proto-Finnic huuli, from Proto-Uralic šule — bosom, lap, open arms.
Ancestry of “huulipekari”, step by step
huulipekari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish huuli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | huuli | lip, labium either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | huuli | lip |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | šule | bosom, lap, open arms |
via German Pekari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Pekari | peccary, javelina |
| 2 | English | peccary | Any of the family Tayassuidae of mammals from the... |
| 3 | Galibi Carib | pakira | — |