Where does “jalalaba” come from?
jalalaba (Estonian) comes from Estonian laba, from Proto-Finnic lapa, from Proto-Uralic lapa — blade.
jalalaba (Estonian): metatarsus
Ancestry of “jalalaba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | laba | blade |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lapa | blade |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | lapa | blade |