Where does “jalkaharppi” come from?

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

jalkaharppi (Finnish): inside caliper

Definitions

  1. inside caliper

Ancestry of “jalkaharppi”, step by step

jalkaharppi 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 harppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharppipair of compasses, compass a device used to draw an arc or circle
2FinnishharpataTo stride, to leap; To warp in video gaming
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