Where does “kylkivälilihas” come from?

kylkivälilihas (Finnish) comes from Finnish lihas, from Finnish -s, from Proto-Finnic -nci, from Proto-Uralic -mte.

kylkivälilihas (Finnish): intercostal muscle

Definitions

  1. intercostal muscle

Ancestry of “kylkivälilihas”, step by step

kylkivälilihas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lihas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihasmuscle
2Finnish-sForms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers, or...
3Proto-Finnic-nciForms ordinal numbers from the corresponding...
4Proto-Uralic-mte—

via Finnish kylki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylkiside; sparerib; loin
2Proto-Finnickülkiside, flank
Every word from Proto-Uralic -mte →Every word from Finnish -s →Every word from Proto-Finnic -nci →