Where does “leukarihma” come from?

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

leukarihma (Finnish): maxillary palp sensory organ attached to the maxilla of some arachnids

Definitions

  1. maxillary palp sensory organ attached to the maxilla of some arachnids

Ancestry of “leukarihma”, step by step

leukarihma 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 rihma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrihmathread; snare
2Proto-Finnicrihmastrap
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic leukā →Every word from Proto-Finnic leuka →Every word from Finnish leuka →