Where does “valkoposkihanhi” come from?
valkoposkihanhi (Finnish) comes from Finnish poski, from Proto-Finnic poski, from Proto-Uralic poske — cheek.
valkoposkihanhi (Finnish): barnacle goose, "Branta leucopsis"
Definitions
- barnacle goose, "Branta leucopsis"
Ancestry of “valkoposkihanhi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poski | cheek |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | poski | cheek |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | poske | cheek |