Where does “kiiruluu” come from?

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

kiiruluu (Estonian): parietal bone

Definitions

  1. parietal bone

Ancestry of “kiiruluu”, step by step

kiiruluu 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 kiird

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankiirdcrown
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HrawpāćásEvery word from Proto-Iranian *HrawpācáhEvery word from Proto-Uralic luwe