Where does “ihopoimu” come from?
ihopoimu (Finnish) comes from Finnish poimu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
ihopoimu (Finnish): skinfold
Ancestry of “ihopoimu”, step by step
ihopoimu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish poimu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poimu | fold, warp, crease, wrinkle, ruga |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
via Finnish iho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | iho | skin of a human being; skin of a human being or... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | iho | skin; body |