Where does “supistajalihas” come from?
supistajalihas (Finnish) comes from Finnish lihas, from Finnish -s, from Proto-Finnic -nci, from Proto-Uralic -mte.
supistajalihas (Finnish): constrictor muscle, compressor muscle
Definitions
- constrictor muscle, compressor muscle
Ancestry of “supistajalihas”, step by step
supistajalihas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lihas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lihas | muscle |
| 2 | Finnish | -s | Forms ordinal numbers from cardinal numbers, or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -nci | Forms ordinal numbers from the corresponding... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -mte | — |
via Finnish supistaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | supistaja | reducer plumbing component |
| 2 | Finnish | supistaa | to reduce; to abridge; to cancel, reduce |
| 3 | Finnish | suppea | scanty, limited, narrow; concise, succinct; close |
| 4 | Finnish | -eä | Front vowel variant of -ea |