Where does “peukalonjälki” come from?

peukalonjälki (Finnish) comes from Finnish jälki, from Proto-Finnic jälki, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälke.

peukalonjälki (Finnish): thumbprint

Definitions

  1. thumbprint

Ancestry of “peukalonjälki”, step by step

peukalonjälki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jälki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjälkitrace; track; aftermath
2Proto-Finnicjälkitrace, mark; track, trail
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjälke—

via Finnish peukalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeukalothumb
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälke →Every word from Proto-Finnic jälki →Every word from Finnish jälki →