Where does “sileäposkinen” come from?

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

sileäposkinen (Finnish): smooth-cheeked

Definitions

  1. smooth-cheeked

Ancestry of “sileäposkinen”, step by step

sileäposkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishposkicheek
2Proto-Finnicposkicheek
3Proto-Uralicposkecheek

via Finnish sileä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsileäsmooth
2Proto-Finnicsiledäsmooth
Every word from Proto-Uralic poske →Every word from Proto-Finnic poski →Every word from Finnish poski →