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

jalanõu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian jälg

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

via Estonian nõu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniannõuadvice, counsel; plan, idea; receptacle,...
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka →Every word from Proto-Finnic jalka →Every word from Estonian jälg →