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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—
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