Where does “lerppahuuli” come from?

lerppahuuli (Finnish) comes from Finnish huuli, from Proto-Finnic huuli, from Proto-Uralic šule — bosom, lap, open arms.

lerppahuuli (Finnish): hanging lip

Definitions

  1. hanging lip

Ancestry of “lerppahuuli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuulilip, labium either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth
2Proto-Finnichuulilip
3Proto-Uralicšulebosom, lap, open arms

Words derived from “lerppahuuli”

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