Where does “selinmakuu” come from?

selinmakuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish makuu, from Finnish -uu, from Finnish -au, from Finnish -ao, from Proto-Finnic -ado, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

selinmakuu (Finnish): supine position, lying supine

Definitions

  1. supine position, lying supine

Ancestry of “selinmakuu”, step by step

selinmakuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish makuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmakuulying; sleeping
2Finnish-uuForms nouns from verbs
3Finnish-au—
4Finnish-ao—
5Proto-Finnic-ado—
6Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
7Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish selkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Finnish -uu →