Where does “pallealihas” come from?

pallealihas (Finnish) comes from Finnish lihas, from Finnish -s, from Proto-Finnic -nci, from Proto-Uralic -mte.

pallealihas (Finnish): diaphragm muscle, diaphragmatic muscle

Definitions

  1. diaphragm muscle, diaphragmatic muscle

Ancestry of “pallealihas”, step by step

pallealihas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lihas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihasmuscle
2Finnish-sForms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers, or...
3Proto-Finnic-nciForms ordinal numbers from the corresponding...
4Proto-Uralic-mte—

via Finnish pallea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpalleaThe thoracic diaphragm
2FinnishpalleA hem; A doubled-back rim of anything, especially...
Every word from Proto-Uralic -mte →Every word from Finnish -s →Every word from Proto-Finnic -nci →