Where does “leukaperä” come from?

leukaperä (Finnish) comes from Finnish perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä — hindquarters, back part of something.

leukaperä (Finnish): jowl; the lateral part of the jaw

Definitions

  1. jowl; the lateral part of the jaw

Ancestry of “leukaperä”, step by step

leukaperä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish perä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperärear, back, tail end; stern, aft; far end or side...
2Proto-Finno-Ugricperä—
3Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something

via Finnish leuka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleukajaw; chin
2Proto-Finnicleukachin, jaw
3Proto-Balto-Slavicleukāglands in an animal's neck
Every word from Proto-Uralic *perä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä →Every word from Finnish perä →