Where does “mustaleski” come from?

mustaleski (Finnish) comes from Finnish leski, from Proto-Finno-Ugric leski.

mustaleski (Finnish): black widow

Definitions

  1. black widow

Ancestry of “mustaleski”, step by step

mustaleski traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleskiwidow female, widower male
2Proto-Finno-Ugricleski—

via Finnish musta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric leski →Every word from Finnish leski →