Where does “mustaposkikampela” come from?

mustaposkikampela (Finnish) comes from Finnish poski, from Proto-Finnic poski, from Proto-Uralic poske — cheek.

mustaposkikampela (Finnish): patchtail tonguefish, Symphurus rytisma species of fish

Definitions

  1. patchtail tonguefish, Symphurus rytisma species of fish

Ancestry of “mustaposkikampela”, step by step

mustaposkikampela traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishposkicheek
2Proto-Finnicposkicheek
3Proto-Uralicposkecheek

via Finnish kampela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkampelaflounder, fluke, European flounder; flatfish
2Finnishkampicrank
3Proto-Finnickampi—

via Finnish musta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa
Every word from Proto-Uralic poske →Every word from Proto-Finnic poski →Every word from Finnish poski →
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