Where does “pealuu” come from?

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

pealuu (Estonian): skull, cranium

Definitions

  1. skull, cranium

Ancestry of “pealuu”, step by step

pealuu 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 pea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpeahead; almost; soon, immediately, quickly
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HrawpāćásEvery word from Proto-Iranian *HrawpācáhEvery word from Proto-Uralic luwe