Where does “irvileuka” come from?

irvileuka (Finnish) comes from Finnish leuka, from Proto-Finnic leuka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic leukā — glands in an animal's neck.

irvileuka (Finnish): jokester; a person trying to make fun of someone or something

Definitions

  1. jokester; a person trying to make fun of someone or something

Ancestry of “irvileuka”, step by step

irvileuka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leuka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleukajaw; chin
2Proto-Finnicleukachin, jaw
3Proto-Balto-Slavicleukāglands in an animal's neck

via Finnish irvessä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishirvessäin a grin or grimace, grinning or grimacing

Words derived from “irvileuka”

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