Where does “elur-luma” come from?

elur-luma (Basque) comes from Basque elur, from Middle English erur, from Old English ǣrra — earlier, former, preceding.

elur-luma (Basque): snowflake

Definitions

  1. snowflake

Ancestry of “elur-luma”, step by step

elur-luma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque elur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueelursnow
2Middle Englisherur—
3Old Englishǣrraearlier, former, preceding

via Proto-Finno-Permic luma-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Permicluma-—
Every word from Old English ǣrra →Every word from Middle English erur →Every word from Basque elur →