Where does “jalanjälki” come from?

jalanjälki (Finnish) comes from Finnish jälki, from Proto-Finnic jälki, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälke.

jalanjälki (Finnish): footprint

Definitions

  1. footprint

Ancestry of “jalanjälki”, step by step

jalanjälki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jälki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjälkitrace; track; aftermath
2Proto-Finnicjälkitrace, mark; track, trail
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjälke—

via Finnish jalka

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

Words derived from “jalanjälki”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälke →Every word from Proto-Finnic jälki →Every word from Finnish jälki →