Where does “mustaleski” come from?
mustaleski (Finnish) comes from Finnish leski, from Proto-Finno-Ugric leski.
mustaleski (Finnish): black widow
Ancestry of “mustaleski”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leski | widow , widower |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | leski | — |