Where does “leuankärkilihas” come from?

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

leuankärkilihas (Finnish): mentalis muscle

Definitions

  1. mentalis muscle

Ancestry of “leuankärkilihas”, step by step

leuankärkilihas traces back through 3 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 kärki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkärkipoint, tip, cusp; lead; vertex
2Proto-Finnickärkiblack woodpecker
3Proto-Finno-Permickärke—

via Finnish leuka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleukajaw; chin
2Proto-Finnicleukachin, jaw
3Proto-Balto-Slavicleukāglands in an animal's neck
Every word from Proto-Uralic -mte →Every word from Finnish -s →Every word from Proto-Finnic -nci →