Where does “pyöreäposkinen” come from?

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

pyöreäposkinen (Finnish): round-cheeked

Definitions

  1. round-cheeked

Ancestry of “pyöreäposkinen”, step by step

pyöreäposkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishposkicheek
2Proto-Finnicposkicheek
3Proto-Uralicposkecheek

via Finnish pyöreä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyöreäround; rounded, labial; rounded
2Finnishpyöräwheel; caster; Short for polkupyörä
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*pöörä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic poske →Every word from Proto-Finnic poski →Every word from Finnish poski →