Where does “jalus” come from?

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

jalus (Estonian): stapes

Definitions

  1. stapes

Ancestry of “jalus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjälgtrail, track; trace, mark
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka →Every word from Proto-Finnic jalka →Every word from Estonian jälg →
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