Where does “lanneselkä” come from?

lanneselkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish lanne, from Proto-Finnic landeh, from Proto-Germanic landį̄, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

lanneselkä (Finnish): small of the back the lumbar region of the back

Definitions

  1. small of the back the lumbar region of the back

Ancestry of “lanneselkä”, step by step

lanneselkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lanne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlannehip, haunch
2Proto-Finniclandehhip
3Proto-Germaniclandį̄waist, loin; kidney
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Finnish selkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landį̄ →Every word from Proto-Finnic landeh →