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Where does “poski” come from?

poski (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic poski, from Proto-Uralic poske — cheek.

poski (Finnish): cheek

Definitions

  1. cheek

Ancestry of “poski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicposkicheek
2Proto-Uralicposkecheek

Words derived from “poski”

  • poskihammas
  • valkoposkihanhi
  • poskiparta
  • hopeaposkimuura
  • poskiontelo
  • poskipuna
  • poskiontelontulehdus
  • siloposkinen
  • omenaposkinen
  • -poskinen
  • poskipussi
  • poskipää
Every word from Proto-Uralic poske →