Where does “pulleaposkinen” come from?

pulleaposkinen (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.

pulleaposkinen (Finnish): plump-cheeked

Definitions

  1. plump-cheeked

Ancestry of “pulleaposkinen”, step by step

pulleaposkinen 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 poski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishposkicheek
2Proto-Finnicposkicheek
3Proto-Uralicposkecheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →
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