Where does “jalkajarru” come from?

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

jalkajarru (Finnish): foot brake; coaster brake

Definitions

  1. foot brake; coaster brake

Ancestry of “jalkajarru”, step by step

jalkajarru 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 jarru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjarrubrake; bromide
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka →Every word from Proto-Finnic jalka →Every word from Finnish jalka →
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