Where does “kuoppaleuka” come from?

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

kuoppaleuka (Finnish): cleft chin

Definitions

  1. cleft chin

Ancestry of “kuoppaleuka”, step by step

kuoppaleuka 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 kuoppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuoppapit; pothole
2Proto-Finnickooppapit
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic leukā →Every word from Proto-Finnic leuka →Every word from Finnish leuka →
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