Where does “huulitiiviste” come from?

huulitiiviste (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiiviste, from Finnish tiivistää, from Finnish tiivis, from Proto-Germanic stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European steypós.

huulitiiviste (Finnish): A lip seal

Definitions

  1. A lip seal

Ancestry of “huulitiiviste”, step by step

huulitiiviste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tiiviste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiivisteseal, gasket; concentrate; weatherstrip
2Finnishtiivistääto compact, compress
3Finnishtiivistight, compact, dense, solid; concise
4Proto-Germanicstīfazstiff, rigid
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteypós—

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steypós →
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