Where does “koipireisi” come from?

koipireisi (Finnish) comes from Finnish reisi, from Proto-Finnic raici, from Finnish rietas, from Proto-Finnic reet'as.

koipireisi (Finnish): leg quarter of poultry, e.g. chicken

Definitions

  1. leg quarter of poultry, e.g. chicken

Ancestry of “koipireisi”, step by step

koipireisi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish reisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreisithigh; femur; femoral
2Proto-Finnicraicithigh
3Finnishrietaswanton, lewd, lascivious
4Proto-Finnicreet'as—

via Finnish koipi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoipithe leg of a bird; leg of a human
2Proto-Finnickoipaleg of an animal
Every word from Proto-Finnic reet'as →Every word from Finnish rietas →Every word from Proto-Finnic raici →