Where does “ohuthuulinen” come from?

ohuthuulinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ohut, from Proto-Finnic ohut, from Proto-Finnic oha.

ohuthuulinen (Finnish): thin-lipped

Definitions

  1. thin-lipped

Ancestry of “ohuthuulinen”, step by step

ohuthuulinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ohut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohutthin
2Proto-Finnicohutthin
3Proto-Finnicoha—

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
Every word from Proto-Finnic oha →