Where does “lovileuka” come from?

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

lovileuka (Finnish): cleft chin

Definitions

  1. cleft chin

Ancestry of “lovileuka”, step by step

lovileuka 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 lovi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlovicleft; notch; mortise
2Proto-Germanicklubô—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic leukā →Every word from Proto-Finnic leuka →Every word from Finnish leuka →