Where does “jalaspilvi” come from?

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

jalaspilvi (Finnish): uncinus type of cloud

Definitions

  1. uncinus type of cloud

Ancestry of “jalaspilvi”, step by step

jalaspilvi 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 Pilvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPilvicloud visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air; mass of dust, steam or smoke
2Finnishpilvicloud; hashish, marijuana
3Proto-Finnicpilvicloud
4Proto-Uralicpilwecloud
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka →Every word from Proto-Finnic jalka →Every word from Proto-Finnic jalgas →