Where does “suulakihalkio” come from?
suulakihalkio (Finnish) comes from Finnish suulaki, from Ingrian laki, from Finnish laki, from Old Swedish lagh, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
suulakihalkio (Finnish): cleft palate
Definitions
- cleft palate
Ancestry of “suulakihalkio”, step by step
suulakihalkio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish suulaki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suulaki | palate |
| 2 | Ingrian | laki | ceiling |
| 3 | Finnish | laki | A summit, topmost point of eg. a hill or... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | lagh | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | lág | a felled tree; log; lying tree |
| 6 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |