Where does “huulipilli” come from?

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

huulipilli (Finnish): flue pipe, labial pipe

Definitions

  1. flue pipe, labial pipe

Ancestry of “huulipilli”, step by step

huulipilli 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 pilli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpilliwhistle; pipe; drinking straw, straw
2Proto-Finnicpillipipe, flute (instrument)
Every word from Proto-Uralic šule →Every word from Proto-Finnic huuli →Every word from Finnish huuli →