Where does “pulleakasvoinen” come from?

pulleakasvoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pullea, from Proto-Finnic pullas, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

pulleakasvoinen (Finnish): plump-faced

Definitions

  1. plump-faced

Ancestry of “pulleakasvoinen”, step by step

pulleakasvoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pullea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpulleachubby, plump, rotund, round
2Proto-Finnicpullasround, thick
3Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Finnish kasvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvoface; face, figure
2Vepskazdato grow; to grow up; to increase
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →