Where does “lerppahuulinen” come from?

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

lerppahuulinen (Finnish): with hanging, flappy or dangling lips

Definitions

  1. with hanging, flappy or dangling lips

Ancestry of “lerppahuulinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlerppahuulihanging lip
2Finnishhuulilip, labium either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth
3Proto-Finnichuulilip
4Proto-Uralicšulebosom, lap, open arms
Every word from Proto-Uralic šule →Every word from Proto-Finnic huuli →Every word from Finnish huuli →