Where does “napalaskimo” come from?

napalaskimo (Finnish) comes from Finnish laskimo, from Finnish laskea, from Proto-Finnic laskedak, from Proto-Uralic laćke-.

napalaskimo (Finnish): umbilical vein

Definitions

  1. umbilical vein

Ancestry of “napalaskimo”, step by step

napalaskimo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laskimo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaskimovein
2Finnishlaskeato lower, drop; to put down, set down, lay down;...
3Proto-Finniclaskedakto drop, to fall; to release; to let, to allow
4Proto-Uraliclaćke-—

via Finnish napa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnapanavel; pole; pivot
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*napa—
Every word from Proto-Uralic laćke- →