Where does “poskipää” come from?

poskipää (Finnish) comes from Ingrian pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

poskipää (Finnish): cheekbone

Definitions

  1. cheekbone

Ancestry of “poskipää”, step by step

poskipää traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpäähead
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish poski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishposkicheek
2Proto-Finnicposkicheek
3Proto-Uralicposkecheek

via Ingrian poski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianposkicheek

Words derived from “poskipää”

Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Ingrian pää →