Where does “hohkaluu” come from?

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

hohkaluu (Finnish): spongy bone, cancellous bone, trabecular bone

Definitions

  1. spongy bone, cancellous bone, trabecular bone

Ancestry of “hohkaluu”, step by step

hohkaluu 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 hohka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhohkaglow; porous material
2Finnishhohkaa—
3Proto-Finnichohkadakto emanate, to radiate (heat)
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás →Every word from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh →Every word from Proto-Uralic luwe →