Where does “lonkankoukistaja” come from?
lonkankoukistaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish lonkka, from Proto-Germanic hlankō, from Proto-Germanic hlankaz, from Proto-Indo-European kleng- — to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist.
lonkankoukistaja (Finnish): iliopsoas
Definitions
- iliopsoas
Ancestry of “lonkankoukistaja”, step by step
lonkankoukistaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lonkka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lonkka | hip, haunch; lonkalta: from the hip |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hlankō | A bend; curve; side; flank; hip |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlankaz | flexible; bendsome; slim; slender; sleek |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kleng- | to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist |
via Finnish koukistaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koukistaja | flexor muscle |
| 2 | Finnish | koukistaa | To bend, crook |
| 3 | Finnish | koukku | hook; addiction; used in inessive, elative and... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | koukku | hook, hook-shaped tool |