Where does “huulivoide” come from?

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

huulivoide (Finnish): lip balm, chapstick

Definitions

  1. lip balm, chapstick

Ancestry of “huulivoide”, step by step

huulivoide 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 voide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoideointment, salve; lotion, cream
2Proto-Finnicvoidekointment, salve
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