Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “peittäjälihas” come from? peittäjälihas (Finnish) comes from Finnish peittäjä, from Finnish peittää, from Proto-Finnic peittädäk, from Proto-Finnic pej-, from Proto-Uralic *pälkä — thumb.
peittäjälihas (Finnish): obturator, obturatorius muscle
Definitions obturator, obturatorius muscle Ancestry of “peittäjälihas”, step by step peittäjälihas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish peittäjä Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish peittäjä coverer, concealer one who or that which covers or conceals 2 Finnish peittää to cover 3 Proto-Finnic peittädäk to cover; to hide, to conceal 4 Proto-Finnic pej- — 5 Proto-Uralic *pälkä thumb
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 —