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Where does “pakaravako” come from?

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

pakaravako (Finnish): gluteal cleft, intergluteal cleft, anal cleft

Definitions

  1. gluteal cleft, intergluteal cleft, anal cleft

Ancestry of “pakaravako”, step by step

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