Where does “jalkajakkara” come from?

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

jalkajakkara (Finnish): footstool

Definitions

  1. footstool

Ancestry of “jalkajakkara”, step by step

jalkajakkara 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 jäkkärä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäkkäräcudweed
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalkaEvery word from Proto-Finnic jalkaEvery word from Finnish jalka
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