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Where does “jalanõu” come from?

jalanõu (Estonian) comes from Estonian jälg, from Proto-Finnic jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka.

jalanõu (Estonian): piece of footwear

Definitions

  1. piece of footwear

Ancestry of “jalanõu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjälgtrail, track; trace, mark
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—
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