Where does “leuku” come from?

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

leuku (Finnish): A type of hunting knife with a long blade originating in Lapland

Definitions

  1. A type of hunting knife with a long blade originating in Lapland

Ancestry of “leuku”, step by step

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

Words derived from “leuku”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic leukā →Every word from Proto-Finnic leuka →Every word from Finnish leuka →