Where does “urospontti” come from?

urospontti (Finnish) comes from Finnish uros, from Proto-Finnic uros, from Proto-Finno-Ugric urɜ — man, male.

urospontti (Finnish): tongue protruding part in a tongue and groove joint

Definitions

  1. tongue protruding part in a tongue and groove joint

Ancestry of “urospontti”, step by step

urospontti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishurosmale, especially of mammalian species; man, hero
2Proto-Finnicurosmale; man
3Proto-Finno-Ugricurɜman, male

via Finnish pontti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishponttitongue and groove
2Swedishspontslat, tongue part of a board or plank which fits into a groove
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric urɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic uros →Every word from Finnish uros →