Where does “räkäjarrut” come from?

räkäjarrut (Finnish) comes from Finnish räkä, from Proto-Finnic räkä, from Proto-Germanic hrēką — saliva; snot.

räkäjarrut (Finnish): moustache

Definitions

  1. moustache

Ancestry of “räkäjarrut”, step by step

räkäjarrut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish räkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishräkäsnot; rheum, water; saliva
2Proto-Finnicräkäsnot
3Proto-Germanichrēkąsaliva; snot

via Finnish jarru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjarrubrake; bromide
Every word from Proto-Germanic hrēką →Every word from Proto-Finnic räkä →Every word from Finnish räkä →