Where does “pakaralihas” come from?

pakaralihas (Finnish) comes from Finnish pakara, from Old Swedish baker, from Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic baką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

pakaralihas (Finnish): gluteus maximus

Definitions

  1. gluteus maximus

Ancestry of “pakaralihas”, step by step

pakaralihas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pakara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpakarabuttock
2Old Swedishbakerback
3Old Norsebakon the back of; back
4Proto-Germanicbakąback, rear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Finnish lihas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihasmuscle
2Finnish-sForms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers, or...
3Proto-Finnic-nciForms ordinal numbers from the corresponding...
4Proto-Uralic-mte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baką →Every word from Old Norse bak →