Where does “nenä-huulivako” come from?

nenä-huulivako (Finnish) comes from Finnish huuli, from Proto-Finnic huuli, from Proto-Uralic šule — bosom, lap, open arms.

nenä-huulivako (Finnish): philtrum

Definitions

  1. philtrum

Ancestry of “nenä-huulivako”, step by step

nenä-huulivako traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuulilip, labium either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth
2Proto-Finnichuulilip
3Proto-Uralicšulebosom, lap, open arms

via Finnish nenä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnenänose; rhinarium, nose leather
2Proto-Finnicnenänose

via Finnish vako

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvakofurrow; cleft
2Proto-Finnicvakofurrow
Every word from Proto-Uralic šule →Every word from Proto-Finnic huuli →Every word from Finnish huuli →