Where does “jykeväleukainen” come from?

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

jykeväleukainen (Finnish): robust-jawed

Definitions

  1. robust-jawed

Ancestry of “jykeväleukainen”, step by step

jykeväleukainen 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 jykevä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjykevärobust, sturdy
2Finnish-väFront vowel variant of -va
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic leukā →Every word from Proto-Finnic leuka →Every word from Finnish leuka →