Where does “valkoposkisaukko” come from?
valkoposkisaukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish poski, from Proto-Finnic poski, from Proto-Uralic poske — cheek.
Ancestry of “valkoposkisaukko”, step by step
valkoposkisaukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish poski
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poski | cheek |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | poski | cheek |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | poske | cheek |
via Finnish saukko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saukko | European otter, "Lutra lutra"; otter; Old World... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sagukkoi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sagarva | otter |