Where does “huuli” come from?

huuli (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic huuli, from Proto-Uralic šule — bosom, lap, open arms.

huuli (Karelian): lip

Definitions

  1. lip

Ancestry of “huuli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichuulilip
2Proto-Uralicšulebosom, lap, open arms
Every word from Proto-Uralic šuleEvery word from Proto-Finnic huuli
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