Where does “jalkaliike” come from?

jalkaliike (Finnish) comes from Finnish liike, from Finnish liikkua, from Proto-Finnic likudak, from Proto-Uralic likke-.

jalkaliike (Finnish): foot movement, leg movement

Definitions

  1. foot movement, leg movement

Ancestry of “jalkaliike”, step by step

jalkaliike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikemotion; movement; shop, business
2Finnishliikkuato move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise
3Proto-Finniclikudakmove
4Proto-Uraliclikke-

via Finnish jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka
Every word from Proto-Uralic likke-Every word from Proto-Finnic likudakEvery word from Finnish liikkua