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Where does “luu” come from?

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

luu (Estonian): bone

Definitions

  1. bone

Ancestry of “luu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicluubone
2Proto-Uralicluwebone
3Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáh—
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćás—

Words derived from “luu”

  • sõelluu
  • otsmikuluu
  • ülalõualuu
  • küünarluu
  • pindluu
  • põhiluu
  • alalõualuu
  • kuklaluu
  • suulaeluu
  • sahkluu
  • ninaluu
  • pisaraluu
  • kiilluu
  • sarnaluu
  • oimuluu
  • kiiruluu
  • keeleluu
  • pealuu
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