Where does “omenaposkinen” come from?

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

omenaposkinen (Finnish): rose-cheeked

Definitions

  1. rose-cheeked

Ancestry of “omenaposkinen”, step by step

omenaposkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishposkicheek
2Proto-Finnicposkicheek
3Proto-Uralicposkecheek

via Finnish omena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomenaapple
Every word from Proto-Uralic poske →Every word from Proto-Finnic poski →Every word from Finnish poski →