Where does “päännyökkääjälihas” come from?
päännyökkääjälihas (Finnish) comes from Finnish lihas, from Finnish -s, from Proto-Finnic -nci, from Proto-Uralic -mte.
päännyökkääjälihas (Finnish): sternocleidomastoid muscle, sternomastoid
Definitions
- sternocleidomastoid muscle, sternomastoid
Ancestry of “päännyökkääjälihas”, step by step
päännyökkääjälihas traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lihas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lihas | muscle |
| 2 | Finnish | -s | Forms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers, or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -nci | Forms ordinal numbers from the corresponding... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -mte | — |