Where does “alasokka” come from?

alasokka (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian sokka, from Russian щека́, from Proto-Slavic *ščeka — cheek.

alasokka (Ingrian): mandible

Definitions

  1. mandible

Ancestry of “alasokka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriansokkagill
2Russianщека́cheek
3Proto-Slavic*ščekacheek
Every word from Proto-Slavic *ščeka →Every word from Russian щека́ →Every word from Ingrian sokka →
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