Where does “rusohuuli” come from?

rusohuuli (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruso, from Finnish ruskea, from Proto-Finnic ruskeda — brown, red.

rusohuuli (Finnish): red lips

Definitions

  1. red lips

Ancestry of “rusohuuli”, step by step

rusohuuli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrusoSynonym of rusko; red, reddish
2Finnishruskeabrown; A brown color
3Proto-Finnicruskedabrown, red

via Finnish huuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuulilip, labium either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth
2Proto-Finnichuulilip
3Proto-Uralicšulebosom, lap, open arms
Every word from Proto-Finnic ruskeda →Every word from Finnish ruskea →Every word from Finnish ruso →
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