Where does “sokon” come from?

sokon (Finnish) comes from Finnish sokko, from Russian щека́, from Proto-Slavic *ščeka — cheek.

sokon (Finnish): Genitive singular form of sokko

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of sokko

Ancestry of “sokon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsokkoblind man's buff; blindman; Someone who is...
2Russianщека́cheek
3Proto-Slavic*ščekacheek
Every word from Proto-Slavic *ščeka →Every word from Russian щека́ →Every word from Finnish sokko →
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