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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Võroelevandiluuivory
2Võroluubone
3Proto-Finnicluubone
4Proto-Uralicluwebone
5Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáhfox
6Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćásfox

via Estonian rannik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianrannikcoast, shore, littoral
2Estonianrandbeach
3Proto-Balto-Slavickranta
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HrawpāćásEvery word from Proto-Iranian *HrawpācáhEvery word from Proto-Uralic luwe