Where does “jalopeura” come from?

jalopeura (Finnish) comes from Finnish peura, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pëtra.

jalopeura (Finnish): lion

Definitions

  1. lion

Ancestry of “jalopeura”, step by step

jalopeura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish peura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeuraa reindeer or a caribou, a general term used to...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*pëtra—

via Finnish jalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalonoble; fine, refined
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