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Where does “jalku” come from?
jalku (Finnish) comes from Finnish jalka, from Proto-Finnic jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka.
Ancestry of “jalku”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Finnish
jalka
foot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2
Proto-Finnic
jalka
leg; foot
3
Proto-Finno-Ugric
jalka
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