Where does “istumajalka” come from?

istumajalka (Finnish) comes from Finnish jalka, from Proto-Finnic jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka.

istumajalka (Finnish): perching foot

Definitions

  1. perching foot

Ancestry of “istumajalka”, step by step

istumajalka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—

via Finnish istua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishistuato sit; to be a member in a board or similar; to...
2Proto-Finnicistudaksit
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