Where does “alalõualuu” come from?

alalõualuu (Estonian) comes from Estonian luu, from Proto-Finnic luu, from Proto-Uralic luwe, from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás — fox.

alalõualuu (Estonian): mandible

Definitions

  1. mandible

Ancestry of “alalõualuu”, step by step

alalõualuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian luu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianluubone
2Proto-Finnicluubone
3Proto-Uralicluwebone
4Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáhfox
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćásfox

via Estonian alalõug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianalalõugmandible, lower jaw
2Estonianalaarea, territory, region; field; branch
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh →Every word from Proto-Uralic luwe →