Where does “Elevandiluurannik” come from?
Elevandiluurannik (Estonian) comes from Võro elevandiluu, from Võro luu, from Proto-Finnic luu, from Proto-Uralic luwe, from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás — fox.
Ancestry of “Elevandiluurannik”, step by step
Elevandiluurannik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Võro elevandiluu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Võro | elevandiluu | ivory |
| 2 | Võro | luu | bone |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | luu | bone |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |