Where does “leukaraaja” come from?

leukaraaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish leuka, from Proto-Finnic leuka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic leukā — glands in an animal's neck.

leukaraaja (Finnish): A mandible mouthpart of an arthropod

Definitions

  1. A mandible mouthpart of an arthropod

Ancestry of “leukaraaja”, step by step

leukaraaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leuka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleukajaw; chin
2Proto-Finnicleukachin, jaw
3Proto-Balto-Slavicleukāglands in an animal's neck

via Finnish raaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraajalimb
2Proto-Finnicrakjalimb
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic leukā →Every word from Proto-Finnic leuka →Every word from Finnish leuka →