Where does “etusääriluu” come from?
etusääriluu (Finnish) comes from Finnish etusääri, from Finnish etu-, from Finnish etu, from Finnish esi-, from Proto-Finnic eci, from Albanian *etës, from Proto-Albanian *aitatja, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti — to go.
etusääriluu (Finnish): cannon bone
Definitions
- cannon bone
Ancestry of “etusääriluu”, step by step
etusääriluu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish etusääri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | etusääri | cannon |
| 2 | Finnish | etu- | front, fore- |
| 3 | Finnish | etu | advantage; benefit, interest |
| 4 | Finnish | esi- | pre-, fore- |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | eci | before; in front |
| 6 | Albanian | *etës | — |
| 7 | Proto-Albanian | *aitatja | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éyti | to go, to be going |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ey- | to go |
via Finnish luu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luu | bone |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | luu | bone |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |