Where does “ulkoapäin” come from?

ulkoapäin (Finnish) comes from Finnish ulkoa, from Finnish ulko-, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ulko, from Proto-Albanian ulka, from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos — wolf.

ulkoapäin (Finnish): from outside

Definitions

  1. from outside

Ancestry of “ulkoapäin”, step by step

ulkoapäin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ulkoa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishulkoafrom outside
2Finnishulko-outer, external; foreign; overseas
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ulko—
4Proto-Albanianulkawolf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

via Finnish päin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäinagainst, to, on etc; Used to indicate approximate...
2Finnishpäähead; end, tip
3Proto-Finnicpäähead
4Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wĺ̥kʷos →Every word from Finnish ulko- →Every word from Proto-Albanian ulka →