Where does “koukistajalihas” come from?
koukistajalihas (Finnish) comes from Finnish lihas, from Finnish -s, from Proto-Finnic -nci, from Proto-Uralic -mte.
koukistajalihas (Finnish): flexor muscle
Definitions
- flexor muscle
Ancestry of “koukistajalihas”, step by step
koukistajalihas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lihas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lihas | muscle |
| 2 | Finnish | -s | Forms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers, or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -nci | Forms ordinal numbers from the corresponding... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -mte | — |
via Finnish koukistaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koukistaja | flexor muscle |
| 2 | Finnish | koukistaa | To bend, crook |
| 3 | Finnish | koukku | hook; addiction; used in inessive, elative and... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | koukku | hook, hook-shaped tool |