Where does “arpaluu” come from?

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

arpaluu (Finnish): wishbone, furcula

Definitions

  1. wishbone, furcula

Ancestry of “arpaluu”, step by step

arpaluu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluubone
2Proto-Finnicluubone
3Proto-Uralicluwebone
4Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáhfox
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćásfox

via Finnish arpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharpalot; lottery ticket
2Proto-Finnicarpalot; fate
3Proto-Germanicarbazworking-animal, ox; worker
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
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