Where does “jalasorsi” come from?

jalasorsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish jalas, from Proto-Finnic jalgas, from Proto-Finnic jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka.

jalasorsi (Finnish): A joist that supports the käpälä from below in the traditional Swedish roof truss design

Definitions

  1. A joist that supports the käpälä from below in the traditional Swedish roof truss design

Ancestry of “jalasorsi”, step by step

jalasorsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jalas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalasrunner; runner, skid; skid
2Proto-Finnicjalgasrunner, skid
3Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
4Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—

via Finnish orsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishorsia wooden beam or bar on which objects, such as tools, are hung from when they are not used
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka →Every word from Proto-Finnic jalka →Every word from Proto-Finnic jalgas →